“I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.” WritingSpeakCareersGrowingAuthorityHopefullyHungGrowing Old Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“Fathers are still considered the most important "doers" in our culture, and in most families they are that. Girls see them as thefamily authorities on careers, and so fathers' encouragement and counsel is important to them. When fathers don't take their daughters' achievements and plans seriously, girls sometimes have trouble taking themselves seriously.” StillsImportantSometimesCultureGirlFatherCareersPlansTroubleAuthorityAchievementDaughterEncouragementDoersThat Girl Book:Daughters: from infancy to independence Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence
“Baby boomers helped me a great deal in my career. They launched me. They were there for me to sing my song to. And I'm not saying I'm better than anyone, but I think they turned that anti-authority baby boom mentality into their own enemy. Now I identify very closely with their children.” ThinkingChildrenSongDealsEnemyCareersBabyAuthorityMentalityBoomersBaby BoomerBaby Boom Author:George Carlin
“The Stonehenge proposal got a lot of interesting criticism. One of the best - or worst - said something like, "Go home to Las Vegas." I think this project could possibly be realized at a very late part of my career. Right now, I don't have the authority, the budget, the credibility.” ThinkingSaidHomeInterestingCareersWorstRight NowAuthorityProjectsLateCriticismBudgetsCredibilityProposalVegasLas VegasStonehenge Author:Aleksandra Mir