Mary Beard Quotes
Wherever possible, I try to see things from the other side of the dividing line and to read civilisation 'against the grain.'
Quotes to Explore
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
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Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.
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I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans - the original Americans.
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We don't have performances as big as 'Lemonade Mouth' on 'Zeke and Luther,' but they're both amazing experiences; just, 'Lemonade Mouth' was a bit bigger. It was different for me.
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As I get older, the present and the past shift and become the past and the future... A lot of it is a new awareness of time and life and the wheel of fortune crushing you and lifting you and crushing you and lifting you.
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.
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I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
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I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.
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What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen, he's become a different person.
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I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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It is a common observation, that the more solicitous any people are about dress, the more effeminate they are.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.
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You can't tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God... So I think the distinction is that there's a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher.
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The only thing that prevented a father's love from faltering was the fact that there was in his possession a photograph of himself at the same early age, in which he, too, looked like a homicidal fried egg.
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While Obama's economic policies have failed to spur growth, our anti-poverty programs have long failed to promote upward mobility and move people from welfare to work.
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There are no Hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or the value of a history together.
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Think about back in the day when we had Archie Bunker, 'The Jeffersons.' We had stuff to sit down and share and laugh at. The Internet has made it so we don't have to sit together anymore. It's so self-absorbed. No one has to talk to each other anymore, and people don't realize that that is killing us.
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Wherever possible, I try to see things from the other side of the dividing line and to read civilisation 'against the grain.'
