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Ellen Goodman Quotes

Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable Picture Quote #1

She goes in with a prejudice and comes out with a statistic Picture Quote #1

Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in Picture Quote #1

I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another Picture Quote #1

Instant opinion is an oxymoron. You don’t get real opinions in an instant. You get reactions Picture Quote #1

We have made an extraordinary transition. From moral absolutes to moral relativism.... Moral problems become medical ones and yesterday’s sinners become today’s patients Picture Quote #1

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We continually want to unmask our heroes as if there were more to be learned from their nakedness than from their choice of clothing Picture Quote #1

Women who once aspired to the image of superwoman now worry about becoming superdrudge. Those who wanted to have it all now ask whether they have to do it all Picture Quote #1

The truth is that we can overhaul our surroundings, renovate our environment, talk a new game, join a new club, far more easily than we can change the way we respond emotionally. It is easier to change behavior than feelings about that behavior Picture Quote #1

Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential Picture Quote #1

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? Picture Quote #1

I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box Picture Quote #1

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In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right Picture Quote #1

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it Picture Quote #1

The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than things we like about ourselves Picture Quote #1

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe and aren’t even aware of Picture Quote #1

We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the growth are grafted into our lives Picture Quote #1

When we describe what the other person is really like, I suppose we often picture what we want. We look through the prism of our need Picture Quote #1

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All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government Picture Quote #1

The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears Picture Quote #1

We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness Picture Quote #1

You can teach someone who cares to write columns, but you can’t teach someone who writes columns to care Picture Quote #1

Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor Picture Quote #1

What do I want to take home from my summer vacation? Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest. The days when you shut down the mental machinery that keeps life on track and let life simply wander. The days when you stop planning, analyzing, thinking and just are. Summer is my period of grace Picture Quote #1

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I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference Picture Quote #1

We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals Picture Quote #1

This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it’s the family stories that are worth the storage Picture Quote #1

It is, I suppose, the business of grandparents to create memories and the relative of memories: traditions. We want to lodge moments, like snapshots, in the fleeting video of time Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, time is all you have and the idea isn’t to save it, but to savour it Picture Quote #1

If women can sleep their way to the top, how come they aren’t there? Picture Quote #1

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Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable (Ellen Goodman Quotes) She goes in with a prejudice and comes out with a statistic (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in (Ellen Goodman Quotes) I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Instant opinion is an oxymoron. You don’t get real opinions in an instant. You get reactions (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We have made an extraordinary transition. From moral absolutes to moral relativism.... Moral problems become medical ones and yesterday’s sinners become today’s patients (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We continually want to unmask our heroes as if there were more to be learned from their nakedness than from their choice of clothing (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Women who once aspired to the image of superwoman now worry about becoming superdrudge. Those who wanted to have it all now ask whether they have to do it all (Ellen Goodman Quotes) The truth is that we can overhaul our surroundings, renovate our environment, talk a new game, join a new club, far more easily than we can change the way we respond emotionally. It is easier to change behavior than feelings about that behavior (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? (Ellen Goodman Quotes) I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box (Ellen Goodman Quotes) In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it (Ellen Goodman Quotes) The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than things we like about ourselves (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe and aren’t even aware of (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the growth are grafted into our lives (Ellen Goodman Quotes) When we describe what the other person is really like, I suppose we often picture what we want. We look through the prism of our need (Ellen Goodman Quotes) All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government (Ellen Goodman Quotes) The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness (Ellen Goodman Quotes) You can teach someone who cares to write columns, but you can’t teach someone who writes columns to care (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor (Ellen Goodman Quotes) What do I want to take home from my summer vacation? Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest. The days when you shut down the mental machinery that keeps life on track and let life simply wander. The days when you stop planning, analyzing, thinking and just are. Summer is my period of grace (Ellen Goodman Quotes) I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference (Ellen Goodman Quotes) We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals (Ellen Goodman Quotes) This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it’s the family stories that are worth the storage (Ellen Goodman Quotes) It is, I suppose, the business of grandparents to create memories and the relative of memories: traditions. We want to lodge moments, like snapshots, in the fleeting video of time (Ellen Goodman Quotes) Ultimately, time is all you have and the idea isn’t to save it, but to savour it (Ellen Goodman Quotes) If women can sleep their way to the top, how come they aren’t there? (Ellen Goodman Quotes)

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