Eamon Duffy Quotes
Symbolic rearrangement of the past is of course an unavoidable aspect of all human attempts to make sense of the present.
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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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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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Typically, when you have a depressed individual, they feel hopeless. They feel miserable. Their mind is racing, their heart is pounding. They feel anxious. They feel exhausted yet they can't sleep.
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I never get recognised here in London, which I like. Once a year, someone comes up to me and asks if I am 'so-and-so's niece' because they think they recognise me from somewhere. I like that.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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I've removed legs from dogs on the bed of my truck on the farm.
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No one person is an island.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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The papers inclosed will shew that the nauseous project of amendments has not yet been either dismissed or despatched. We are so deep in them now, that right or wrong some thing must be done.
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There is no intrinsic reason African countries should be importing, rather than exporting, basic staples like rice or higher value products like frozen chicken, cooking oil, or instant noodles.
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Alan's publishing company was in the Brill Building, and of course, the Brill Building was where all the songwriters hung out because that's where all the publishers were.
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I'm an awful control freak at times when it comes to production and stuff like that.
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Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily speechless.
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Symbolic rearrangement of the past is of course an unavoidable aspect of all human attempts to make sense of the present.
