Mary Beard Quotes
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Not only are Feiglin's people radicals and fascists but also the bearers of severe personal disturbances, which hide behind a layer of patriotic make-up under the camouflage of the Jewish faith.
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I think all politicians lie.
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I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.
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The amazing thing about being a dad is to be able to look at your child and realize that the universe is so much bigger than you.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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Composers most identified with the chamber music form are Corelli, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and, of course, Bach. Of course, Bach. If there is any one composer who gives us reason and emotion, it is Bach.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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I prefer to believe it's my responsibility if a film of mine works or doesn't work.
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I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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I love simplicity.
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Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.
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I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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If they made films in Palm Beach, actors and actresses would be much better dressed.
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Most of the time, I'm not scared. I get on with life, not because I'm a fatalist, but because that's the most congenial way of dealing with things. Indeed, most of the time, I'm not conscious of dealing with anything.
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Abortion opponents know full well that the public would not abide putting women in prison en masse. Politically, it's more palatable to portray them as irrational, ignorant, and childlike, perhaps even temporarily insane.
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We have never escaped a certain male cultural desire for women's silence.
