“I get the sense people sort of imagine that in my personal religious l...” — Ross Douthat Quote

“I get the sense people sort of imagine that in my personal religious life I must be an intense rigorist wearing a hair shirt under my clothes while scourging myself. And, really, I'm not a rigorist by temperament.”

“One of the frustrating tics of our society's progressive vanguard is the assumption that every evil it discovers was entirely invisible in the past, that this generation is the first to wrestle with dominance and cruelty.”

“When immigration proceeds at a steady but modest clip, deep change comes slowly, and there's time for assimilation to do its work.”

“I like how my body feels when I'm in shape; I love how it feels after I work out each day. Fitting in the clothes I like to wear comfortably and living a healthy lifestyle is important to me.”

“But it's cool working with female directors because I'm a girl, so you do relate to them more. You can talk to them about other stuff like clothes and all that.”

“I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible.”