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“For men who want to flee Family Man America and never come back, there is a guaranteed solution: homosexuality is the new French Foreign Legion.”

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Florence King

Florence King was an American novelist born on January 5, 1936, and passed away on January 6, 2016. Known for her humor and satirical take on Southern life and culture, her works have left a lasting impact on American literature. more

“Americans respect talent only insofar as it leads to fame, and we reserve our most fervent admiration for famous people who destroy their lives as well as their talent. The fatal flaws of Elvis, Judy, and Marilyn register much higher on our national applause meter than their living achievements. In Amerca, talent is merely a tool for becoming famous in life so you can become more famous in death - where all are equal.”

People Wells Talent Becoming Higher Fame Equal Achievement Tools Flaws Admiration Reserves Applause Register Meter Fervent Fatal Flaws Becoming Famous

Author:Florence King

“Updike's style is an exquisite blend of Melville and Austen: reading him is like cutting through whale blubber with embroidery scissors.”

Reading Cutting Style Exquisite Whales Austen Scissors Embroidery Melville

Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

“Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.”

Democracy Leafs Elitism Figs Chinks

Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

“The copyeditor I drew was a brachycephalic, web-footed cretin who should have been in an institution learning how to make brooms.”

Should Has Beens Should Have Institutions Should Have Been Brooms

Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye

“Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.”

People Fighting Politics Left Assuming Reasonable Versus Jerk

Author:Jimmy Wales

“The core community is passionate about quality and getting it right. If you want to read some good criticisms of Wikipedia, probably the best place to go is to the Wikipedia article called 'criticisms of Wikipedia'... It was either the dumbest thing or the smartest thing I ever did. The dumbest thing for the obvious reasons, but the smartest thing because I don't think it could have had nearly as much impact as it has. One of the key things that inspired people to put a lot into it (was the charity aspect).”

Needs Community Abuse Profit Respectful Amazing Things Wikipedia Non Profit

Author:Jimmy Wales

“First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers.”

Firsts Has Beens Mother Perfect Wife Expected First Lady

Book:First Lady from Plains

Source: First Lady from Plains

“My greatest disappointment in all the projects I worked on during the White House years was the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified. ... Why all the controversy and why such difficulty in giving women the protection of the Constitution that should have been theirs long ago?”

“I think the city of Washington itself is insular to a certain extent. You have to get out in the country to realize what is going on and discover that the perceptions in Washington aren't necessarily accurate.”

Thinking Country Certain Realizing Cities Perception Accurate

Author:Rosalynn Carter

“Without volunteers, we'd be a nation without a soul.”

Soul Nations Volunteer

Author:Rosalynn Carter

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