Emma Bonino Quotes
I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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I was quite thin, and I didn't have to worry until I had my appendix out and a mysterious metabolic change occurred.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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It's understandable why TV hasn't been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. And white dudes from Harvard aren't going to immediately want to write about trans issues. They're not immediately going to want to write about a Filipino family.
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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.'
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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My music is bejewelled, it's colourful, it's romantic, it shines.
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I didn't have any Indigenous friends until I was in my 30s, and I'll always remember and be inspired by the remarkable friendship I had with Connie Bush, an outstanding Indigenous leader from Groot Eylandt on who was on the National Women's Advisory Council with me.
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The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the meantime, it is our job to take meaningful steps to eliminate the threats posed by Iran.
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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.
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Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying, but in different ways.
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I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.
