Theres a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving whats over without denying its value. – Ellen Goodman
Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience – unless they are still up. – Ellen Goodman
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
We spend January1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential. – Ellen Goodman
I think that Bill and Hillary Clinton have a very special relationship and I think in very many ways to them its a very satisfying relationship. I think that its a mutual respect with a goal of power to achieve, maintain power. And I think that they have been good partners in that. – Gennifer Flowers