Runoff Primary Quotes & Sayings

The idea that people would be happier if they maintained a constant state of realism is a beautiful sentiment, but Taylor and Brown found just the opposite. They presented a new theory that suggested that well-being came from unrealistic views of reality. They said you reduce the stress of terminal illness or a high-pressure job or unexpected tragedy by resorting to optimism and delusion. Your wildly inaccurate self-evaluations get you through rough times and help motivate you when times are good. Indeed, later research backed up their claims, showing that people who are brutally honest with themselves are not as happy day to day as people with unrealistic assumptions about their abilities. People who take credit for the times when things go their way but who put the blame on others when they stumble or fall are generally happier people. — David McRaney

The way to lessen the grip of the Tea Party on the electoral process would be to do what a handful have done and have a primary where all voters, members of every party, can vote, and the top two vote-getters then enter a runoff. — Chuck Schumer

Sometimes I tend to worry too much and at the end of all the preoccupation nothing goes wrong. — Ana Monnar

You cannot have a good character today and at the same time have a small mind and a little heart. You cannot have a good character today and be merely a petty reformer. — A. Powell Davies

Writers will happen in the best of families. — Rita Mae Brown

I was watching something the other day which started out with five guys walking towards you and one woman, and there you go-it's still being dominated by the male society. — Joan Severance

Sometimes I just hit the keyboard in a way I'd like the rhythm of the tracks to sound. — Richard D. James

One's got to change the system, or one changes nothing. — George Orwell

The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. — Alexander Calder

The world is full of terrible suffering, compared to which the small inconveniences of my childhood are as a drop of rain in the sea. — Richard Rhodes

I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating. — Rachel Perry

After you are diagnosed with a condition that is reasonably likely to lead to intolerable suffering and eventually cause loss of competence. An individual in this situation is going to be followed closely, and if they've made this advance request, and had it approved, then obviously it's up to the medical team advising them to follow the legislation. — Kelvin Ogilvie