#er

God forbid you be an ugly girl, 'course too pretty is also your doom, 'cause everyone harbors a secret hatred for the prettiest girl in the room. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#cause #course #doom #everyone #forbid

I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. ↗

— Joe DiMaggio

#feel #i #i can #i feel #i feel like

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could. ↗

— Joe DiMaggio

#back #big #big leagues #could #did

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score. ↗

— Rocco DiSpirito

#book #came #down #hey #home

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and perfecting childhood drawing - without the traditional interruption of academic training. ↗

— Saul Steinberg

#after #am #among #childhood #continue

It’s quite odd, in a land of so many different cultures, religions, ethnicity's, languages, and faces to match them all, that my white face under a scarf should cause such confusion. For some reason, my explanation of being “white” solidifies my American-ness in their minds. It shouldn’t be that way, but it is. I don’t know how to fix it. I guess I’ll just go on stumping a while longer. Maybe someday scientists will come up with a cure. ↗

— Theresa McCune

#ethnicity #hijab #islam #race #religion

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up. ↗

— Anita Diament

#her #i #mary #mary poppins #nanny

My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding. ↗

— Anita Diament

#converted #husband #jim #judaism #just

November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays. ↗

— Anita Diament

#around #authors #book #books #centers

Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent. ↗

— Anita Diament

#acting #alternative #beautiful #history #i