Mary Renault Quotes
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There is no doubt whatsoever that the universe is the merest illusion.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.
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People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have you been?' The second comment they make is always, 'Oh, you've grown up.'
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Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
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Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light, a held expression.
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As an actor, I still don't really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.
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Turn the other cheek too often and you get a razor through it.
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The majesty of creation forms my faith in the Creator.
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At the heart of every great leader is strength and courage.
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The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes.
