Verginas Quotes & Sayings

The U.S. Census Bureau considers mothers the "designated parent," even when both parents are present in the home. When mothers care for their children, it's "parenting," but when fathers care for their children, the government deems it a "child care arrangement." I have even heard a few men say that they are heading home to "babysit" for their children. I have never heard a woman refer to taking care of her own children as "babysitting." A friend of mine ran a team-building exercise during a company retreat where people were asked to fill in their hobbies. Half of the men in the group listed "their children" as hobbies. A hobby? For most mothers, kids are not a hobby. Showering is a hobby. — Sheryl Sandberg

Maybe you feel pressure to be positive because so many people rely on your good, fake-positive energy? If that's the case, screw everybody else. You're not a bottle of Valium. — Augusten Burroughs

Images are ... a kind of emotional shorthand. — Erica Jong

is she some kind of efficient incompetent. — Steve Merrick

While this debate today is a belated effort to inform the American people, it is nevertheless an empty gesture. It is time to admit our mistake in Iraq and begin to bring our troops home with honor. — Raul Grijalva

Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. — Soseki Natsume

The music business doesn't interest me anymore. — Lou Reed

Simply setting targets to bring more "women into management" does not help leaders learn how to manage across genders; rather, it usually builds a solid wall of resistance among the male majority within a company. — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Shoot what you see, not what you think. — Manuel Alvarez Bravo

It's impossible to feel homesick with the familiar weight of the book in my hands. — Paige McKenzie