Tavi Gevinson

If there is something that strikes me as interesting or beautiful or something I could learn from, and I don't write it down, then I could be at lunch with you, and it's like there's a pile of laundry in my brain that I haven't put away, and I struggle to really listen, so that's always been important to me.

American Writer

Magnus Scheving

If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.

Icelander Writer

Michelle Obama

It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.

American First Lady

Lesley Manville

There isn't a spare minute in the day. I have spent my life doing everything. I work. I go home. I do the shopping. I cook. Then there's the laundry and the dog. Most of my life, I have been a working mother. And even when I wasn't, I still did it all.

English Actress

Dakota Fanning

I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?

American Actress

Jennifer Carpenter

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.

Patti Smith

My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

American Musician

Patricia Espinosa

Among the laundry list of threats to our world, climate change more often than not makes these challenges worse.

Mexican Politician

Jenna Fischer

I'm not one to air my dirty laundry for the whole world.

Jonathan Scott

A good laundry room with storage can make life easier.

Canadian Entertainer

Refers to the common task of cleaning clothes at home.

Household Chore

An ongoing and regular household necessity.

Frequent Activity

Can also include bedding, towels, and other fabrics.

Not Just Clothes

A designated space in a building for washing and drying.

Specific Location

Refers to communal laundry areas in apartments and dorms.

Shared Facilities

A place offering professional garment cleaning services.

Service Business

Laundries often provide ironing in addition to cleaning.

Ironing Included

Represents secrets or personal matters not usually shared.

Metaphorical Use

Used to advise discretion in social settings.

Social Sensitivity

Related to hiding the origins of illegally obtained money.

Criminal Activity

Part of financial crimes, often linked with corruption.

Economic Crime

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How changing your story...

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Can Penguins Fly? PIPE...

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Green Laundry Room...

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How one person saved...

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My stroke of insight PIPE...

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The magic washing...

 Uninterrupted is the key. No cell phone, no laundry, no anything. You have a busy life. You have to get dinner on the table. You have to force them to bathe. But you can do 15 minutes. My kids are my happy place, they're my world,

My year of saying yes to...

 Now the truth is, I'm trying to wake up this giant, and that's why I air the dirty laundry of those in charge of the giant. Our politicians, our religious leaders, with huge respect, of course, because more than anything else,

Africa is a sleeping...

 To explain it, I'm afraid I'm going to have to air some dirty laundry. Some physicians can be real snobs about doctors who are not M.D.'s. I'm talking about dentists and optometrists and psychologists,

Barbara Natterson-Horowit...

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