Jessica Valenti Quotes
There is no public space for women; the whole world is a prison where you have to be constantly aware at all times that you're a potential victim. What's more terrifying is that it's not necessarily preventative.
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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I love Coco de Mer.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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Time stays, we go.
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I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.
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Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
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I think that cancer is a life form that exists out there, and it exists in us. I think even the concept of healing is a spiritual principle that we have to really look at. I think the word itself is something we ought to get rid of, because it implies that there is illness - that there is something wrong.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Dialogue is something I don't get a lot of on 'Game of Thrones.'
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I definitely love kimchi. The biggest influence that eating so much Korean food growing up had on me was that I have no limit for spiciness. The hotter the better.
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The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person?
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I think there's always a bit of pain in everything that's ecstatic - relationships and love, they always come with pain.
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When you're talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is 'Does it help us to build a better company?'
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The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like.
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There is no public space for women; the whole world is a prison where you have to be constantly aware at all times that you're a potential victim. What's more terrifying is that it's not necessarily preventative.
