I was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing Bridget Jones to get some money, to finance this earnest work, and then I chucked it out. – Helen Fielding
If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality healthcare for all citizens, including those at the bottom of the wage ladder. – William Greider
We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com
Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys. – Agnes Smedley