Mary Beard Quotes
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I sort of wrongfully judged 'Mamma Mia!' for so long. I thought of it as a jukebox musical that I wasn't interested in. I was so wrong.
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A month alone would make me so happy. Not good for my dating prospects.
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I always like to sing along to some depressing, angry Morrissey.
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A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.
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I think there's a tendency to think geeks and nerds are just sweet guys that were picked on, but that hasn't been my experience. I'm certainly not like that, in a lot of ways.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
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Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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I always tell people I'm very large in Uzbekistan.
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If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.
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The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
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Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.
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Trying to be smarter, work smarter, and just take care of my body more and more.
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Not too many people know it, but when I was in junior high, I was a pretty tough kid and was the leader of a street gang. Well, OK, it was less a street gang than an Ecology Club. We were pretty intimidating, though, and had our own meeting room until we got run out of there by a bunch of thugs from the Poetry Society.
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Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off.
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I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read.
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I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that's not what I am.
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One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in this charming season, expelled every gloomy and vexatious thought.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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It is our job to ensure everyone feels included and empowered. We are living in a world that is increasingly diverse, and part of helping kids develop and be those successful leaders of tomorrow is helping them learn how to embrace multiculturalism and diversity.
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There's plenty of firm evidence for ethnic diversity in Roman Britain.
