Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
Man is a talking animal and he will always let himself be swayed by the power of the word. Machines won't change human nature.
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I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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I'm glad we turned into a big-time touring band later in life. In fact, it's almost like we planned it out that way.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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My finding of myself as an artist, which I think in itself helped me to find just who I am and how I want to express myself, is entirely - in conjunction, of course, with my family, particularly my mom - founded on teachers.
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It's not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.
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I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
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Before and after emancipation, the Negro, in self-defense, was propelled toward the white employer. The endowments of wealthy white men have developed great institutions of learning for the Negro, but the freedom of action on the part of these same universities has been curtailed in proportion as they are indebted to white philanthropies.
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I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
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I trip over my legs all the time. I'll wave to somebody, look up, and end up eating pavement.
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Protecting eagles from the threat of extinction is a conservation success story that we must prudently safeguard for future generations to come.
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'Adbusters' is my favourite reading material, so as soon as you go there, the synapses start firing in a different way. You start taking on things that sometimes I feel are out of our control. That's what basically fuels my creative side.
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As far as the 2009 elections go, there has been a serious crackdown on human rights in Iran, a clampdown on the media and the wrongful imprisonment of journalists. So it seems what's happening is the government is going after people who have a voice, people who change society or public opinion.
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You have to build your credentials as a candidate, not just as a woman. You also have to be willing to exercise power. We've been educated to be mothers, peacemakers, but we must learn that we can't please everybody.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time.
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Aunt Agatha is like an elephant-not so much to look at, for in appearance she resembles more a well-bred vulture, but because she never forgets.
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I am persuaded, therefore, that the Maryland procedure is virtually constitutional. Since it is not, however, actually constitutional, I would affirm the judgment of the Maryland Court of Appeals reversing the judgment of conviction.
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Concerning the generation of animals akin to them, as hornets and wasps, the facts in all cases are similar to a certain extent, but are devoid of the extraordinary features which characterize bees; this we should expect, for they have nothing divine about them as the bees have.
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My challenge is really to say, 'Can you name me a moral action or a statement that has been made by a believer that couldn't have been made by a non-believer?'
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I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it sound too good. Just use your own voice. Use your own style of putting it down.
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A common price isn't the lowest price. It will most obviously be the highest price.
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Having a great idea is important. But having a great team is also important.
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Man is a talking animal and he will always let himself be swayed by the power of the word. Machines won't change human nature.
