Mary Beard Quotes
History is how we have learnt to think about ourselves. It's not as though the Greeks and Romans are static entities out there to be discovered and translated. We make them speak, we talk to them, and they inform what we say.Mary Beard
Quotes to Explore
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I don't understand it. Jack will spend any amount of money to buy votes but he balks at investing a thousand dollars in a beautiful painting.
Jackie Kennedy -
'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.
Vicki Lawrence -
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Yogi Berra -
Lipgloss is my calling!
Vanessa Hudgens -
It was always my dream to write for a living.
Karin Slaughter -
I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
Dan Quinn
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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.
Paloma Faith -
The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
Brown Campbell -
'Moonlight' is a story that hasn't been told. Whether placed as queer black cinema or urban male cinema, the lack of coming-of-age films featuring people like Chiron and set in places like inner-city Miami is pronounced and unfortunate.
Barry Jenkins -
I'm not at the hoarder stage, but there are two or three storage units here and there. I have things that a lot of people put a lot of heart and soul into, a lot of mental energy. I'm good at keeping those things. When it comes to pop culture, as you move through this fast lane, you wonder where it all goes and how you can hold onto it.
Taylor Hicks -
I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesn't, there's a lesson to be learnt.
Rani Mukerji
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I love 'Somebody to Love' by Queen and of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of my favorites, just because it makes everyone in the room go crazy. Everyone tries to sing along with it, and half the room gets it right and the other half gets it wrong.
Faith Hill -
And several galleries – two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.
Beatrice Wood -
Staying fit is all about trying to find enjoyment in something physical, because that's the only way you're gonna get results.
Kaley Cuoco -
Now, I have a kid, I have businesses to take care of, I have to travel. I have to sit down... and find a little time for me.
Nadia Comaneci -
If you're a comedian, you can change peoples lives for the better in much smaller increments - not their entire life, but for 15 minutes or a half hour.
T. J. Miller -
If vampires were a separate species, and they were into genetic engineering, what would they engineer for?
Octavia E. Butler
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In post offices throughout the United States, Selective Service posters reading 'A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do remind men that only they must register for the draft. If the Post Office had a poster saying 'A Jew's Gotta Do What A Jew's Gotta Do...' or if 'A Woman's Gotta Do...' were written across the body of a pregnant woman...
Warren Farrell -
First and foremost, I married for love.
Kim Kardashian -
The American people and the Israeli peoples share a faith in the future and believe that democracies can shape their own destinies and that opportunities should be available to all. Throughout its own extraordinary history, Israel has given life to that promise.
Barack Obama -
Most of the time I was in the Northeast, I lived in the country, and I think that helped me to discover my material for writing.
Bobbie Ann Mason -
Their free verse was no form at all, yet it made history.
John Crowe Ransom -
History is how we have learnt to think about ourselves. It's not as though the Greeks and Romans are static entities out there to be discovered and translated. We make them speak, we talk to them, and they inform what we say.
Mary Beard