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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My grandfather died when I was 12, but I remember the sorrow of my mother. Even now, she's an old lady, but when she speaks about her father, she looks young. A love like that is undefeated, you know?
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Holiness is not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome temptation.
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I've been in some biennales, and some I haven't. I always like the idea of how you meet the curator, hang out, and figure out who you want to work with.
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I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis.
