Mary Beard Quotes
Whatever you say about popular culture, people like people who know things, who are experts, and it doesn't particularly matter what they look like.
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.
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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.
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There's so much to learn about acting and performance in general... I mean, acting is a very complex art, and there are a lot more theories and methods and techniques to it than I think anybody would think.
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.
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My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.
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The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.
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Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody.
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I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself.
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Everyone has these ideas, especially about the middle of the country, about people being backwards and three-toothed.
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The higher your profile, the more people want you.
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Whatever you say about popular culture, people like people who know things, who are experts, and it doesn't particularly matter what they look like.
