Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Quotes
Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.
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Most of my stuff, I never really watch.
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries where government is at the mercy of alienated intellectuals, rambunctious colonels, and rioting students.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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I'm an outsider.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you're always closer to the bottom than you are to the top.
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Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all
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I tend to look at potential investments from the standpoint of whether it is a valuable contribution to society.
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Being enlightened is just being aware. It's just being aware of something that you weren't aware before.
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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
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Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent.
