“Finding a cat--or having a cat find you--can change your world as much as marriage, divorce, love, death, or even winning the lottery can, and sometimes more.” WorldSometimesWinningFindingsCatDivorceLotteryLove DeathMarriage DivorceWinning The Lottery Author:Kinky Friedman
“War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests: by war the issue is left to chance, and the tacit assumption that the best man will win is not at all justified. It might equally be argued that the worst, the most unscrupulous man will win, although history will continue the absurd game by finding him after all the best man.” MenWarMightFacesGamesWinningLeftInterestChanceIssuesWorstFindingsDefeatAbsurdAssumptionJustifiedAdmissionAll The BestTacit Book:the female eunuch Source: the female eunuch
“And some win peace who spend The skill of words to sweeten despair Of finding consolation where Life has but one dark end.” EndsDeathWinningDarkSkillsDespairFindingsConsolation Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems
“The nobility of Teresa Leo's poems is that they are not disposed to hide from the dark-rather, they display a mind that tends toward obsession and brooding, that works against fatality like fingers at a knot. The firm, attentive mind on display and the lucid unfolding of the poems are the life instinct seeking and finding its way through again and again. Love and beauty are the argument, but they don't win easily. Bloom in Reverse works through elegy toward survival with moving persistence, both driven and compelling.” WayMindMovingWinningDarkFindingsSurvivalArgumentInstinctFingersSeekingDrivenObsessionPersistenceFirmDisplayCompellingAgain And AgainReverseNobilityUnfoldingKnotsBroodingTeresaFatalityElegy Author:Tony Hoagland
“Trying to do what your competitors are doing but basically a little bit better is probably not going to be the winning strategy. The problem is finding what your competitors wouldnt even consider doing.” TryingLittlesProblemWinningBitsFindingsLittle BitStrategyCompetitors Author:Jamais Cascio
“I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.” HelpingWinningRolesProudFindingsModelsVictimAwardsRole ModelsViewers Author:Mariska Hargitay
“It's great to win a few prizes early on. It helps a writer to get noticed and to get some sales. It can also be a pain in the arse because it gets in the way of the quiet, contemplative time every writer needs, but which is particularly important when you are a new writer finding your own voice, and pursuing the things that interest you.” WayNeedsImportantHelpingPainWinningVoiceInterestQuietFindingsPrizeContemplativeArses Author:Jeanette Winterson