Emily Giffin Quotes

I have increasingly steeled myself to criticism, but it still can sting, especially when you feel that it is unfair - or that they are judging my book by its cover or by preconceived notions.

Emily Giffin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1972

Topics

MyselfBookCriticismFeelYou

I always feel terrified whenever I put my work out there to be seen, to be scrutinized. I think it's a very vulnerable thing that we are asked to do.

Viola Davis

WorkThinkFeelAlwaysOutSeen

The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how they exercise the power they only hold in trust from the people.

Jimmy Reid

LifePowerPathTrustPeopleMedia

I'm too lazy to work out.

Joel Robuchon

WorkLazyOutWork OutToo

Addressing climate change and positioning the United States as the leader in advanced energy should be a top priority for our country and our economy, and I applaud the Obama administration for the steps it is taking.

John Delaney

ChangeLeaderEnergyCountryTop

When we're awake, cortisol can fragment memories - one reason eyewitness crime scene accounts are so unreliable. But at night that very fragmentation allows creative recombinations of ideas.

Jeffrey Kluger

MemoriesCreativeIdeasNightCrime

I have a 6-year-old daughter, and we never look through magazines. But when we're on a plane, that's the one time we have screen-time and magazine-time sometimes. And I do not open a magazine with her without saying: 'Now remind me, are these real pictures?'

Alysia Reiner

DaughterTimeMeSayingLookNever

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.

Tony Oller

I AmMeNowShareSomethingMade

There are gods, but there is no God; and all gods become devils eventually.

Robert Anton Wilson

GodBecomeDevilsGodsEventually

After I graduated from school, I enrolled in the military college, a cadet school. This is the first stage of military training; it instills discipline and various qualities required for military life.

Roman Romanenko

LifeDisciplineTrainingSchool

I grew up working on farms. You'd do anything for money. You'd pick blueberries in the summertime for weeks; you'd cut down, like, spruce and fir trees for pulp.

Diego Klattenhoff

MoneyTreesYouDownUpAnything

I am somebody who has always struggled with uncertainty. And, of course, uncertainty is so core to life. I seek out knowledge to help me deal with that. But I'm also aware that knowledge can be really a double-edged sword.

Chloe Benjamin

LifeKnowledgeI AmMeUncertainty

We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.

Anne Wojcicki

HealthThinkCareProblemBeenOur

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