“It is somewhat perplexing that fellow Republicans would attack a popular conservative governor of a very conservative state whose overwhelming re-election proved a conservative philosophy can erase the gender gap and attract a record number of minority voters while remaining true to conservative principles.” StatesPhilosophyNumbersPrinciplesRecordsRepublicanElectionFellowsConservativeGenderMinoritiesGapsVotersOverwhelmingGovernorsConservationEraseGender Gap Author:Karen Hughes
“I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents.” ChildrenHomeOpportunityGrowsParentGrowing UpMissingSonInvolvedMy FriendsMy Son Author:Karen Hughes
“Playing against someone like Roger Federer is not easy. I had my chance today, but I guess I made a lot of errors. But I have no complaints.” MadeTodayEasyChanceErrorsComplaintsRogerFederer Author:Gael Monfils
“America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.” DreamAmericaCertainCultureInterestDemocracyPersonalityAspirationClashMobility Author:David Brooks
“The key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not a divine spark. It's not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success, even in realms like chess. Instead, it's deliberate practice. Top performers spend more hours (many more hours) rigorously practicing their craft.” HoursPracticeDivineKeysGeniusChessFactorsCraftsRealmsAccomplishedPerformersSparksDeliberateSeparatingDeliberate PracticeTop Performers Author:David Brooks
“Nine Inch Nails was an experiment with me in discipline. I realized when I was 23 that I had never really tried anything. Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100 percent, because I had never reached true failure.” TryingPlayEasyDisciplinePercentI RealizedNineExperimentsPianoInchesNailsSchoolwork Author:Trent Reznor
“I never compliment the other pitcher. I make my living off pitchers.” ComplimentPitcher Author:Carl Everett
“It's a great compliment that people think they're fast reads. It's always funny to me because it takes so long to get a book (written) -- for me, it's never quick.” PeopleThinkingLongBookWrittenCompliment Author:Sarah Dessen
“There's a fine line between heartbreak and love. It's a compliment when someone tells me my music put them in a place when where they were almost in tears.” LinesTearsFineAnd LoveComplimentFine Lines Author:Chris Botti