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I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.
[Epitaph from Gail Borden's gravestone.]


Gail Borden

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GAIL COLLINS Bin Laden wasn't all that central to the terrorist network any more, but taking him down created...
GAIL COLLINS I will not compare myself with others, nor them with me. I will appreciate myself and others for wha...
GAIL BLANKE There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they con...
GAIL GODWIN I just really like Houston despite its craziness. There is a sense of energy and a kind of excitemen...
GAIL COLLINS If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing.
GAIL SHEEHY For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues th...
GAIL COLLINS Most people in archeology find their specialties in strange and unique ways. I always wanted to do a...
GAIL CARRIGER I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's reci...
GAIL SIMMONS I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened...
GAIL COLLINS What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cance...
GAIL PORTER Bald is the new black!
GAIL PORTER Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $70...
GAIL COLLINS There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.
GAIL SIMMONS I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpay...
GAIL COLLINS When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.
GAIL CARRIGER Actually, I have only two things to worry about now: afterlife and reincarnation.
GAIL PARENT I don't think the folks in the low-tax states really want to go into a fairness discussion. Resi...
GAIL COLLINS Once when I was working for the Daily News, I was summoned back to work from vacation because Donald...
GAIL COLLINS I'm a very consistent leader, and people won't find me different day to day. You won't h...
GAIL KELLY