Gary L. Francione Quotes
We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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Feminists have confused opportunity with outcome.
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We all serve a purpose. My purpose isn't to be rejected. My purpose isn't to think small or to be introverted. This door closed is literally pushing me to the next door.
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Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world.
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All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.
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Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.
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I find Shakespeare terrifying. When Simon Russell Beale does a speech, I understand every word of it, but if I did the same speech, people would be going, 'Huh? What?'
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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Dancing doesn't have a language.
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For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality.
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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The Japanese are great at inventing complex systems of rules, and not so great at explaining those rules to foreign visitors.
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I think a lot of people don't have any idea of how deeply segregated our schools have become all over again. Most textbooks are not honest in what they teach our high school students.
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The biggest thing I've learned is that it's not about me. All of the things that I do have to be about bringing service to the world and helping people shift their perception.
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I've met some smart people doing security work in the government, and they're starting to reach out to a broader audience, which I think is a good thing.
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Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome'. You must be willing to fire.
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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
