Mary Beard Quotes
The web is democratising and also the voice of people who don't think they have another outlet. And that voice can be punitive.

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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
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When I'm actually writing by hand, I get more of a sense of the rhythm of sentences, of syntax. The switch to the computer is when I actually start thinking about lines. That's the workhorse part. At that point, I'm being more mathematical about putting the poem on the page and less intuitive about the rhythm of the syntax.
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I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
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What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.
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On Hillary's side, I don't think it gets more establishment than Hillary Clinton. If I had one word to describe Hillary, it would be 'beholden.' Nothing's gonna really change. Government's gonna have the answer to everything, and that's gonna mean taxes are gonna go up.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.
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I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'
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Acting is a form of confession.
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L.A.'s a great city in a lot of ways. There's a lot of great weather here. I know some good people.
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Our company, it's, uh, really un-sexy. And I think most people get into Hollywood to be showy. We first of all make horror movies, which people turn their noses up at. Second of all, we make cheap movies, and Hollywood's a lot about ego and money and, 'My movie cost $200m!,' you know?
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Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.
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But I like to know that someone is stronger than I am. I want to be able to know that if I get tired, somebody is there to hold up the fort. I like knowing that I can't pick a refrigerator alone. God did not make me strong enough to do that.
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When I reach out to people to ask them to be involved in anything I shoot, I want them to want to share their story.
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The web is democratising and also the voice of people who don't think they have another outlet. And that voice can be punitive.