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My husband was all excited about the new Apple watch, but couldn't justify a reason to purchase it since he owned three watches, i am convinced that he and Mocha joined forces here to destroy all of his current watches in order to make room for Apple's new watch. – Michele Parkinson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
My husband, who's the most calm person that I know, called me up and said, 'I'm not quite sure if I should panic,'. – Michele Parkinson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It just looked like a Christmas tree and I almost threw up. – Michele Parkinson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
She had a dog that actually consumed her whole dog bed. – Michele Parkinson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I believe that the more people who know transgender people, the more they will understand, accept and support us, that happens only if they acknowledge our humanity, and not treat us like tabloid fodder. – Hayden Mora	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We are at a social inflection point on transgender issues, civil rights for minorities come in fits and starts. We're on an upswing now. – Riki Wilchins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Transgender people are still subject to profound discrimination and violence, greater acceptance is really needed, and long overdue. – Riki Wilchins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
You want to wish Bruce the best. But at the same time, you wish it wasn't being played out for reality-TV entertainment, yes, it's great that we're educating people. But we're talking about a civil rights issue that keeps getting recast as entertainment. – Riki Wilchins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This is what I'm looking for. – Johnny Carradine	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We want people to know that Gulf seafood is safe and that oyster farmers there are turning out product just as good, if not better, than the East and West Coasts, it's about variety, about putting a Gulf oyster next to others and experiencing a different flavor profile that rounds out your oyster service. – Kimball House co-owner Bryan Rackley	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Education is our game, if we're just throwing them out with crackers and hot sauce, we're not giving people the chance to appreciate the oyster to the level we're enjoying them. – Kimball House co-owner Bryan Rackley	Found on CNN 9 years ago
People in fishing communities were looking around to see what they could do differently for their families, we know that we won't do the quantity shucking houses need, but we figured it's one way people in coastal communities can keep working with oysters and make money. – Bill Walton	Found on CNN 9 years ago
There's no question the spill had tremendous effect on oyster production in Louisiana and Mississippi, but it's hard to say what exactly was caused by the oil and what wasn't, there's no smoking gun. – Chris Nelson	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Listeners will have access to more diverse and pluralistic radio-content, and enjoy better sound quality and new functionality. – Culture Minister Thorhild Widvey	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I sent my husband out with the leaf blower a couple months ago to clear the backyard of all the leaves that had fallen off our tree, and when I peeked outside, I found my daughter and husband jumping through the pile and throwing leaves at each other. It certainly made me smile and was a good reminder not to take life too seriously. – Rebekah Heiner of Newport News	Found on CNN 9 years ago
A lavish vacation of several weeks will not necessarily bring more happiness than a quick getaway that lasts just a few days. In fact, it may actually bring more happiness in the long run to go on two short vacations, separated by several months, than one long one each year, you'd have two sets of experiences to look forward to and two sets of memories to look back on and relive for years to come. – Timothy Bono	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The beauty of a budding rosebud or a magnificent oak tree captures our attention and can provide peaceful diversion from our otherwise busy, stressful and fast-paced lives, if we're feeling down and unmotivated, a simple 10-minute walk outside may be just what we need to elevate our mood and catch a second wind for the work we have remaining in the day. – Timothy Bono	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I would quote Jesus: 'Let you who is without sin cast the first stone,' what happens is, (the shaming) destroys a person's life and livelihood, which is unjust. And it goes against the Christian message of forgiveness. – James Martin	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I know that I'm not that guy, the person who was struggling to put topspin on a story and came up with that lame joke, I know that's not me. Now I'm trying to figure out the writer I'm going to be. – Victor Paul Alvarez	Found on CNN 9 years ago
If anything, I'm very proud of how I handled the fallout, and someone who wants to hire me and decides not to because they didn't take the time to look at how I handled basically the worst week of my life isn't someone I'd want to work for, it's easy to be your best when nothing bad has happened to you. – Victor Paul Alvarez	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It's so corrosive to create that kind of society, this desire we have to be like amateur detectives, (looking for) clues into people's inherent evil by finding the worst tweet they ever wrote, is not only wrong; it's damaging. – Jon Ronson wonders .	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Kindness and compassion works, if we're serious about wanting to improve the world, what McGreevey does is what works, and what we do on Twitter doesn't work. – Jon Ronson wonders .	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think people will have to change, because there's clearly something wrong and it has to correct itself. – Jon Ronson wonders .	Found on CNN 9 years ago
When I was a teen in the '90s, there were probably three shelves of teen books I wanted to read, now, I feel like it's evolved from three shelves to whole hallways of books. – Shannon Peterson	Found on CNN 9 years ago

My husband was all excited about the new Apple watch, but couldn't justify a reason to purchase it since he owned three watches, i am convinced that he and Mocha joined forces here to destroy all of his current watches in order to make room for Apple's new watch.

– Michele Parkinson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

My husband, who's the most calm person that I know, called me up and said, 'I'm not quite sure if I should panic,'.

– Michele Parkinson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It just looked like a Christmas tree and I almost threw up.

– Michele Parkinson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

She had a dog that actually consumed her whole dog bed.

– Michele Parkinson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I believe that the more people who know transgender people, the more they will understand, accept and support us, that happens only if they acknowledge our humanity, and not treat us like tabloid fodder.

– Hayden Mora

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We are at a social inflection point on transgender issues, civil rights for minorities come in fits and starts. We're on an upswing now.

– Riki Wilchins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Transgender people are still subject to profound discrimination and violence, greater acceptance is really needed, and long overdue.

– Riki Wilchins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You want to wish Bruce the best. But at the same time, you wish it wasn't being played out for reality-TV entertainment, yes, it's great that we're educating people. But we're talking about a civil rights issue that keeps getting recast as entertainment.

– Riki Wilchins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is what I'm looking for.

– Johnny Carradine

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We want people to know that Gulf seafood is safe and that oyster farmers there are turning out product just as good, if not better, than the East and West Coasts, it's about variety, about putting a Gulf oyster next to others and experiencing a different flavor profile that rounds out your oyster service.

– Kimball House co-owner Bryan Rackley

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Education is our game, if we're just throwing them out with crackers and hot sauce, we're not giving people the chance to appreciate the oyster to the level we're enjoying them.

– Kimball House co-owner Bryan Rackley

Found on CNN
9 years ago

People in fishing communities were looking around to see what they could do differently for their families, we know that we won't do the quantity shucking houses need, but we figured it's one way people in coastal communities can keep working with oysters and make money.

– Bill Walton

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There's no question the spill had tremendous effect on oyster production in Louisiana and Mississippi, but it's hard to say what exactly was caused by the oil and what wasn't, there's no smoking gun.

– Chris Nelson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Listeners will have access to more diverse and pluralistic radio-content, and enjoy better sound quality and new functionality.

– Culture Minister Thorhild Widvey

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I sent my husband out with the leaf blower a couple months ago to clear the backyard of all the leaves that had fallen off our tree, and when I peeked outside, I found my daughter and husband jumping through the pile and throwing leaves at each other. It certainly made me smile and was a good reminder not to take life too seriously.

– Rebekah Heiner of Newport News

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A lavish vacation of several weeks will not necessarily bring more happiness than a quick getaway that lasts just a few days. In fact, it may actually bring more happiness in the long run to go on two short vacations, separated by several months, than one long one each year, you'd have two sets of experiences to look forward to and two sets of memories to look back on and relive for years to come.

– Timothy Bono

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The beauty of a budding rosebud or a magnificent oak tree captures our attention and can provide peaceful diversion from our otherwise busy, stressful and fast-paced lives, if we're feeling down and unmotivated, a simple 10-minute walk outside may be just what we need to elevate our mood and catch a second wind for the work we have remaining in the day.

– Timothy Bono

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I would quote Jesus: 'Let you who is without sin cast the first stone,' what happens is, (the shaming) destroys a person's life and livelihood, which is unjust. And it goes against the Christian message of forgiveness.

– James Martin

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I know that I'm not that guy, the person who was struggling to put topspin on a story and came up with that lame joke, I know that's not me. Now I'm trying to figure out the writer I'm going to be.

– Victor Paul Alvarez

Found on CNN
9 years ago

If anything, I'm very proud of how I handled the fallout, and someone who wants to hire me and decides not to because they didn't take the time to look at how I handled basically the worst week of my life isn't someone I'd want to work for, it's easy to be your best when nothing bad has happened to you.

– Victor Paul Alvarez

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It's so corrosive to create that kind of society, this desire we have to be like amateur detectives, (looking for) clues into people's inherent evil by finding the worst tweet they ever wrote, is not only wrong; it's damaging.

– Jon Ronson wonders .

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Kindness and compassion works, if we're serious about wanting to improve the world, what McGreevey does is what works, and what we do on Twitter doesn't work.

– Jon Ronson wonders .

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I think people will have to change, because there's clearly something wrong and it has to correct itself.

– Jon Ronson wonders .

Found on CNN
9 years ago

When I was a teen in the '90s, there were probably three shelves of teen books I wanted to read, now, I feel like it's evolved from three shelves to whole hallways of books.

– Shannon Peterson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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