Mary Beard Quotes
I'd quite like to be in Caligula's court - living in the back room somewhere and just being able to observe.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.
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If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
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With competition everyone has to try harder.
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There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.
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I would love to be a dad. For the longest time, I've wanted kids, but you have to have the right setup, right?
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Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
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Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
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I did all my heavy partying before I turned sixteen.
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The fact is that our business is fundamentally really strong. We have a platform and a depth that no one in the tech industry has. This means we have competitors at every layer.
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Of the 16 years that I have been living in Germany, I have given myself entirely to the German art world. How am I now suddenly supposed to feel myself a foreigner?
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones.' Those were the only things I knew existed.
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If you eliminate wheat from your diet, you're no longer hungry between meals because you've cut out the appetite stimulant, and consequently you lose weight very quickly. I've seen this with thousands of patients.
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The summer has ended. The garden withers. The mornings become chill. I am thirty, I am thirty-four -the years turn dry as leaves.'
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I'd quite like to be in Caligula's court - living in the back room somewhere and just being able to observe.
