Simplifying Christmas Quotes & Sayings

My grandfather taught me that it is harder to be kind than it is to be clever. — Jeff Bezos

I opened the door for him; he took off like a furry heat-seeking slobber missile. — John Scalzi

I know enough about the moon to know how unpleasant and inhospitable it is ... I know enough about Mars to know that you can't live there, you can't settle it. Mars and the moon are two ugly islands. So then, you say, what's the point of going to them? The point is to be able to say I've been there, I've set foot on them, and I can go further to look for beautiful islands. — Wally Schirra

From "Not For Ourselves Alone:"
In Elizabeth Cady Stanton's time:
Women were barred by custom from the pulpit and professions
Those who spoke in public were thought indecent
Married women were prohibited from owning or inheriting property: in fact, wives were the property of their husbands, who were entitled by law to her wages and her body.
Women were prohibited from signing contracts
Women had no right to their children or even their clothing in a divorce
Women were not allowed to serve on juries and most were considered incompetent to testify.
Women were not allowed to VOTE. — Ken Burns

You have to be very nimble and very open minded. Your success is going to be very dependent on how your adapt. — Jeremy Stoppelman

Where shall I keep mine? You don't put your past in your pocket; you have to have a house. I have only my body: a man entirely alone, with his lonely body, cannot indulge in memories; they pass through him. I shouldn't complain: all I wanted was to be free. — Jean-Paul Sartre

To all the girls that think you're fat because you're not a size zero, you're the beautiful one, its society who's ugly. — Marilyn Monroe

Do you have any preliminary intel? Gwen asked, and from her words I figured she'd had ongoing commando's woman lessons. — Kristen Ashley

Ziploc bag. If you have more than one child, place each — Marie Bailey