Heather Brooke Quotes
I pine for a return to the type of old-school journalism and the tough newspapermen and women of the Thirties.
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I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.
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The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.
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My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings.
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I believed or thought I was disoriented and the victim of a bizarre dream and I believe I paced in and out of the room and possibly into one of the other rooms. I may have re-examined her, finally believing that this was true.
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I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.
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I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations.
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It's really corny to say, but if you are happily married and have good kids, that is about 98 per cent of what you should be seeking to achieve.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.
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I have the same friends and the same bad habits.
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What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production technology.
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We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self.
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Sarah Palin is an heir to the women's movement. She has not been constrained by gender. At no point in her life has she thought, 'I can't do that because I'm a woman.'
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I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.
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I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy. Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all Muslims.
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When I was younger, I didn't have that type of person that I could look up to and be like, 'OK, this is someone who dresses like me and I relate to.' I didn't have that growing up, so to give that opportunity to a younger generation of women - and not just Somali women, but anyone who feels different - that means a lot to me.
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I look forward to the day when there are more women politicians accepted in their own right and not as 'women politicians.'
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We're drawn to making our mark, leaving a record to show we were here, and a journal is a great place to do it. Once you start drawing, writing, and gluing stuff in every day, it can quickly become a habit - addictive, even. Your attitude should be: 'I can do this, but I mustn't make it too intimidating.'
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The feminist movement is not about success for women. It is about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want.
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I pine for a return to the type of old-school journalism and the tough newspapermen and women of the Thirties.
