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Quote by Joyce Maynard

“The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.”

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Joyce Maynard is an American author known for her short stories and essays. Born on November 5, 1953, she has gained recognition in the literary world for her unique writing style and profound emotional insight. more

“I could cut my leg off. I could cut my arm off. I could gouge an eye out. I'd still probably survive. But not very well. And that's what we're doing to the oceans. It's the life-support system of this planet. We've been dumping in it. We've been polluting it. We've been destroying it for decades. And we're essentially maiming ourselves.”

Wells Stills Eye Support Cutting Planets Arms Ocean Legs Decades Destroying Support Systems

Author:Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

“Accounting does not make corporate earnings or balance sheets more volatile. Accounting just increases the transparency of volatility in earnings.”

Doe Balance Increase Corporate Earning Sheets Transparency Accounting Volatility Balance Sheets

Author:Diane Garnick

“The US government decided today that because I did such a good job investigating the cyber-industrial complex, they’re now going to send me to investigate the prison-industrial complex.”

Government Today Jobs Decided Prison Complexes Good Job Cyber Investigating

Author:Barrett Brown

“Technically you would only need one time traveler convention.”

Needs One Time Conventions Time Travel Traveler

Author:Dorothy Gambrell

“If television's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.”

Ifs Inspirational Motivational Family Television Internet Drunk Shut Up Librarian Babysitter

Author:Dorothy Gambrell

“You beat a woman and drag her down a flight of stairs.”

Beats Flight Drag Stairs

Author:Dale Hansen

“Kids have to be taught to hate.”

Kids Hate Taught

Author:Dale Hansen

“I'm not always comfortable when a man tells me he's gay, I don't understand his world but I do understand that he's part of mine.”

Men World Mines Gay Comfortable

Author:Dale Hansen

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