Ellen Willis Quotes
For democrats, it's as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable: When religion defines morality, the wall between church and state comes to be seen as immoral.
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
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The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.
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Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream.
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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I don't know anything about music.
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All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man's guru.
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It's always uncomfortable for me when I take off my shirt. No one else is taking their shift off. Why is everyone else in these movies bundled up in layers of clothing and I'm taking my clothes off all the time?
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Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and the steps we have taken, which extend the tenure of our exclusive access to Televisa's premium Spanish-language telenovelas, sports, sitcoms, reality series, news programs and feature films, put Univision in a stronger competitive position.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.
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Characters actors don't usually get noticed until they're about 38 or so.
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Estonia is proud of the fact that the country today has a flourishing and happy Jewish life.
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We were brought up Protestant, and I went to church three times a day on a Sunday. My parents weren't Bible-bashers, but we all have a strong belief in God and a strong faith. We had a huge garden; our house was a bit like a scene from 'The Good Life.' I think Mam and Dad had it really hard, bringing up a big family on very little.
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Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.
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Hail, wedded love, mysterious law; true source of human happiness.
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My husband calls it winging it - the way I just took what the studios gave me, didn't do my homework and avoided roles that would risk my image.
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For democrats, it's as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable: When religion defines morality, the wall between church and state comes to be seen as immoral.
