Mary Beard Quotes
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But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.
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Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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When it comes to extracurricular activities, many children are getting too much of a good thing.
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I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Michael Johnson, so I'd say they are my favourites.
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I probably spend the most time with Toews: we have the same schedule, and we're roomies on the road; we sit next to each other. We do a lot of promotions together.
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I just feel like the days of a handful of executives making the decisions for the entirety of the human public have gone on long enough.
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When I look at a woman through my camera, I see her with complete admiration and appreciation of her beauty, strength, and power - and that's how I do my best to represent her.
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Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left between us as a human race.
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If my career isn't going that well, I'd rather it flounder than desperately trying to show up on red carpets: 'I'm for hire! Remember me!'
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Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
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There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that thought dominate my life. And there are too many other real problems in the world - real obesity problems and real hunger problems - to worry that much about a few pounds that I'd like to lose.
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I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis.
