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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I gave up on the national team - I thought to myself, 'Well, that's just not something that's going to happen for me.' The national team was in residency camp; I was 6,000 miles away. Nobody was watching, nobody cared... I'm just going to go play for myself and my team and try to be great... and I had more fun than I'd have ever had.
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I've learned... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
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The great advantage of the Internet is that it helps consumers compare products and prices, ... Our action in this case helps ensure that consumers will have the ability to do just that.
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Most people looking for dinosaurs are looking for beautiful skeletons.
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I find myself hoping I can get on a TV show, and then people from Oklahoma will come to my restaurant. Then I'll be able to make enough money to open my own place.
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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.
