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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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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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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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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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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The only hope we have here is that his Austrian citizenship gets cancelled.
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Apart from work, whatever pending things I have to do, I do it in Murshidabad.
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Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.
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I want the world to see my body.
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Chicken, yeah, that's me. I'd rather fight an old rogue-vamp in my underwear, with my bare hands, than deal with relationship problems.
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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.
