Freya Stark Quotes
The camel is an ugly animal, seen from above. Its shoulders slope formless like a sack, its silly little ears and fluff of bleached curls behind them have a respectable, boarding-house look, like some faded neatness that dresses for propriety but never dressed for love.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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There's nothing simple when you're in this 'Good Place.'
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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The public debate about evolution itself, as opposed to whether to teach it, is something else. It is boring, demeaning, and insufferably dull.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.
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I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.
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One of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.
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In 1966, thoughts about playing games using an ordinary TV set began to percolate in my mind.
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My sister and I had resolved never to become teachers because the job seemed to demand so much. My mother always seemed to be working. Our dining room table was cluttered with papers waiting to be read and graded.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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I've got a big ego, I admit it; I'm ego-driven.
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The reality is institutions that invest in high growth have offices globally and talk across offices.
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Shame on Congressman Brooks for his lack of faith in President Trump's and Attorney General Sessions' commitment to work together to make America great again.
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Growth is essential to attracting the best and most sophisticated talent.
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I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
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The camel is an ugly animal, seen from above. Its shoulders slope formless like a sack, its silly little ears and fluff of bleached curls behind them have a respectable, boarding-house look, like some faded neatness that dresses for propriety but never dressed for love.
