Setting Quotes

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Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is the… — Katha Pollitt
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience… — A J Liebling
Singing what's in your heart? Naming the things you love and loathe? You can get hurt that way. Hell, you will get hurt that way.… — Rob Sheffield
I don't like the fact that we're not creating jobs the way we used to create jobs in Pennsylvania. I lament the fact that we're… — Tom Wolf
We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars. — George C. Marshall
The people at the CafÃ© Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender,… — Anders Petersen
I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives for one Week, and setting down punctually their whole Series… — Joseph Addison
For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what theyâ€™ll do in… — Justin Zackham
Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon. The unofficial Egyptian… — Tony Horwitz
Going back to school is like going back in time. Immediately, for better or for worse, you must give up a little piece of your… — Alice Steinbach
It is almost possible to say that there is a mathematical relationship between the beauty of his surroundings and the activity of the child; he… — Maria Montessori
The chief business of the nation, as a nation, is the setting up of heroes, mainly bogus. — H. L. Mencken
Their preservation depends upon a sentiment. As sentiment never yet annihilated a paying industry, we cannot hope to stay, wholly, the ax and saw of… — Frank Howard Clark
The process of setting a goal, learning the necessary steps to achieve it, and giving it your best until you've mastered it will generate high… — Jude Bijou
The same wind blows on us all; the winds of disaster, opportunity and change. Therefore, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the… — Jim Rohn
Glory consists of two parts: the one in setting too great a value upon ourselves, and the other in setting too little a value upon… — Michel de Montaigne
We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape till… — William Shakespeare
Those who are fond of setting things to rights, have no great objection to seeing them wrong. — William Hazlitt
Love is the invention of a few high cultures ... it is cultural artifact. To make love the requirement of a lifelong marriage is exceedingly… — Margaret Mead
I want to take my focus off myself and focus on God. It's like setting your spiritual compass so no matter which way you turn… — Anne Graham Lotz

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