Federica Montseny Quotes
Authority is something from which we are constantly subtracting, of which there remains always a residue, and which we attempt to make smaller and smaller.
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The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?
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I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.
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Inappropriateness is funny to me. Rudeness is hilarious.
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You have this ability in hip hop to be invincibly cool, and that is a part of G-Eazy.
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Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.
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Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster.
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I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everything has always been equal on the track, and the male and female riders are all part of the same team, and we all mix freely.
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I love to read. And right now I'm on my last hundred pages of 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen, and I really enjoyed it. His writing is just - he's one of those writers where you just go, 'There are people just meant to be novel writers.'
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For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.
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Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.
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I am sure that the Ukrainian nation deserves a better life. That is why I have voted for good changes and for stability.
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I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
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Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.
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What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.
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Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.
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I hope there are going to be plenty of more roles to come.
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It's always overwhelming when you come to another country and you're embraced in such a positive way.
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By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
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The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list.
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If you can believe it, I had no intentions of being a wrestler.
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I don't do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of whatever celebrity I might have to draw attention to important problems. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and to teach children to respect the environment.
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Authority is something from which we are constantly subtracting, of which there remains always a residue, and which we attempt to make smaller and smaller.
