Joanna Russ Quotes
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I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
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If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I'd highlight my desire to work hard.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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My grandmother's first husband was a spiritualist medium. What fascinates me about that is the balance between conviction and sincerity and trickery, which is also something that novelists are very familiar with.
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I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.
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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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I cannot be music director at La Scala and at Staatsoper. This would be unfair to one of the two institutions.
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I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.
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I have always believed that resistance against repression and violence is possible without relying on similar repression and violence. I have always believed that human civilization is the fruit of the effort of both women and men.
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To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave.
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I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.
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If something touches me, I cry. That's it. I'm a bit raw, a bit rubbish, really. Often, a director will say to me, 'I don't think this is a scene where your character cries.' And all I can say is, good luck with that!
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I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.
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I have a strong emotional respect for Steve.
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Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.
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When I was young, all the books were about a Mary Jane and the football player and the prom and ending up with the quiet guy and making your mom happy.
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The facts are always less than what really happened.
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For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization.
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The types of collection in the book -– microphones and video cameras, TVs that watch us –- are nothing compared to what we have available today. We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go. Think about what this means for the privacy of the average person.
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India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
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We are going to seek to improve the lives of our people on an ongoing basis, and since 1994, we have done precisely that.
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In Montreal, when I grew up, I'd go to the Notre-Dame Basilica, a gorgeous cathedral in town. I'd listen to huge symphony orchestras, Pavarotti singing operas; that was absolutely marvelous. I like that aspect of the cathedral, the spectacle.
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Fucking, if you will forgive the pun, is an anti-climax.
