My individual, psychological descent coincided, ironically, with my ascent into the public eye. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ascent coincide descent
But I have a tremendous will to live and a tremendous 'joie de vivre,' alternating with irritability. Joni Mitchell alternateirritabilityjoie Change image and share on social
When I came to California, it was the mecca of the world. Every young person on the planet wanted to be here. Joni Mitchell californiameccaperson Change image and share on social
There is a descent from God through the world to animals, and an ascent from animals through the world to God. He is the highest point of the scale, pure act and active power, the purest light. Giordano Bruno actactiveanimal Change image and share on social
I guess there were things about the Obamas I discovered that I do think are universal to marriage. I found it very interesting in my reporting that their most difficult periods in the White House almost never seemed to coincide. When one was down, the other one was holding it together. In my experience, that's true of marriage generally. Jodi Kantor coincidedifficultdiscover share on social
There's an undeniable tradition of sexism in this country that ties into the move westward by people of European descent and different ways of looking at Manifest Destiny on the west side of the Mississippi River. Tommy Lee Jones countrydescentdestiny share on social