• “I chose and my world was shaken/ So what?/ The choice may have been mistaken/ The choosing was not/ You have to move on.” - Stephen Sondheim, "Sunday in the Park with George"
  • “Into the woods you have to go… But everything you learn there / Will help when you return there.” - Stephen Sondheim, "Into the Woods"
  • "Nice is different than good." - Stephen Sondheim, "Into the Woods" (notice a trend?)
  • “Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it weren’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.” -"A League of Their Own"
  • "When you take it out, put it away."
  • "Work first, fun second."
  • "Do the hard work it takes to change."
  • "Isolate and marginalize." (advice for how to get what you want.)
  • "Cinderella is pornography for girls."
  • "Tenuous grasp on reality"
  • "Everything is a choice."
  • with sarcasm: "Because I am the all-service mother!"
  • "I'm a Garfield Mom." (not a Tiger Mom...)
  • "It's about critical thinking."
  • "What is your evidence?" / "What facts do you have to support that?"
  • "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." (advice to her journalism students)
  • "I love you!"
  • "Rules are good, as long as you're flexible about them."
  • "There are test-takers and then there are problem-solvers. Life is about problem-solving."
  • "Go to bed and stop eating."
  • "Eliminate 'should' from your vocabulary."
mar 12 2011 ∞
mar 27 2012 +