Cheap Provisional Insurance Quotes & Sayings

Children weren't color-coded at all until the early twentieth century: in the era before Maytag, all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colors were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine hue, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy, and faithfulness, symbolized femininity. — Peggy Orenstein

The secret of losing weight is patience. — Jane Fonda

We hated not knowing something. We hated not knowing who was going to walk Spanish down the hall. How would our bills get paid? And where would we find new work? We knew the power of the credit card companies and the collection agencies and the consequences of bankruptcy. Those institutions were without appeal. They put your name into a system, and from that point forward, vital parts of the American dream were foreclosed upon. A backyard swimming pool. A long weekend in Vegas. A low-end BMW. These were not Jeffersonian ideals, perhaps, on par with life and liberty, but at this advanced stage, with the West won and the Cold War over, they, too, seemed among our inalienable rights. — Joshua Ferris

Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you're always going to be talking about his offense. — John Madden

When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite 'milkmaid' braid. — Tracee Ellis Ross

There's a reason straight men call us 'cocksuckers'. I've just never understood why it's considered an insult. — B. Snow

Sleep democratizes fear. The terror of a lost shoe or a missed train are as great here as those of guerrilla attack or nuclear war. — Julian Barnes

In my experience, his reaction was typical of many churchmen when lay people like myself try to explain the irrational using the 'God's Plan' argument. They raise an eyebrow and look at you as if you're slightly bonkers. — Arthur Matthews

For everything that's known about Lyme disease, there are still an extraordinary number of unknowns in some fairly fundamental areas. — Vanessa Farnsworth

When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone! — Henry S. Haskins

If you think you understand what I am saying you do not understand what I am saying. — Alan Greenspan

It's the greatest of Southern honors ... to have one's name incorporated into a family tree. It's an honor not lightly given. — Sheri Holman

The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death. — Alexander Hamilton

Power is paradoxical. — Friedrich Durrenmatt