Mary Astell Quotes
The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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I have learned to be patient.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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No matter how you cut them, paste them, rotate them, or distort them, lip syncing and air-guitar playing are fundamentally foolish activities, and anyone seen to be engaging in them with anything approaching a straight face is, by definition, taking herself or himself much too seriously.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits.
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I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable.
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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal. Therefore, I felt no boundaries.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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Sometimes your kids give you that shove out the door to do things that you need. Teenagers are good that way; they keep you in the loop.
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Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.
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I think people in the fashion industry need to listen more and not look the other way when someone has a voice. We need to stop sending girls and boys to photographers or professionals who are known to be abusive. There should be a much more controlled environment in place for young models to protect them, and this should be led and supported by professionals in the industry. We need to create an environment in which models feel safe sharing information about their on-set experiences, instead of being silenced.
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Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all.
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Whenever Allah’s Messenger saw the rain, he used to say, O Allah! Let it be a strong fruitful rain.
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The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.
