“When I was in my early twenties, my mom started repeating things, asking the same questions, telling the same stories. It was like, Oh, God, this is not right. When I was 25, my brother and I finally told our dad we had to take her to the doctor.” StoriesBrotherMomDadDoctorsTwentiesAskingMy MomMy Brother Author:Lauren Miller
“The dirty little secret of what used to be known as Wall Street securities firms-Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns-was that every one of them funded their business in this way to varying degress, and every one of them was always just twenty-four hours away from a funding crisis. The key to day-to-day survival was the skill with which Wall Street executives managed their firms' ongoing reputation in the marketplace.” WayLittlesUsedHoursSecretKnownFourStreetsSecurityBrotherWallKeysBearsSkillsSurvivalTwentiesCrisisReputationUsed To BeDirtyFirmExecutivesDay To DayOngoingFundingMarketplaceStanleyGoldman SachsLehman Brothers Author:William D. Cohan
“I was always storytelling, since I was a child. I remember myself at 10 years old telling stories to my sisters and brother. This is something I did through my adolescence and even through my twenties.” YearsChildrenStoriesRememberBrotherTwentiesStorytellingMy SisterAdolescenceBrothers And SistersTelling Stories Author:Pedro Almodovar
“Losing builds character. So, if you're the loser in your family, don't worry. 'Cos twenty years form now, that perfect can do no wrong brother of yours is going to show up at your house, bald, fat, divorced, with six kids who all hate him and he's going to ask you for money. And because of your character, you're going to look him right in the eyes and you're going to say, You know what, I'll give you some money. If you mow my lawn and detail my car. Oh yeah, then you can shampoo the tail. Loser.” IfsKnowsGivingYearsLooksCharacterShowsEyeKidsFormHateAsksHouseCan DoPerfectWorryCarBrotherSixLosingTwentiesYeahDetailsFatsOur FamilyLoserTailsDivorcedLawnsHate HimShampoo Author:Christopher Titus
“So it seems that because of every syndrome and disorder we've invented in the past twenty years, the Los Angeles Times reported that 63% of American families are now considered dysfunctional. My God! That means we're the majority. We're normal! It's the people who have the mommy, the daddy, the brother, the sister, the little white picket fence - those people are the freaks, man!” PeopleMenYearsMeanLittlesSeemsPastWhiteBrotherNormalTwentiesMajorityLos AngelesDisorderFreakFenceDaddySyndromesAmerican FamilyPicket Fences Author:Christopher Titus