Rebecca Traister Quotes
In some ways, privileged women who are closer to power wind up being able to exert their influence in ways that change public policy in ways that women with less power don't have access to.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe.
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While studying at Barcelona, Ignatius was in doubt whether, after completing his studies, he should enter some Religious Order, or go from place to place, according to his custom. He decided to enter upon the religious life.
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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 am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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I am an avid runner, mainly on weekends.
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You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
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And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't read now. And I know that when they leave those prisons and those detention centers, they're not going to be able to make it in our society.
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'Loving Frank' is about a forbidden love affair between two people who lived a hundred years ago - Frank Lloyd Wright and his married client, Mamah Borthwick Cheney. The affair set off a colossal newspaper scandal when the lovers ran off to Europe together.
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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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There's so much to be afraid of.
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China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right.
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I have three lovely, lovely kids that I am in love with and that's in love with me.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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I was always singing but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point - and that was it.
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Serena, for me, is one of the best players in the world. She is a great person and a great champion.
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I always want to surprise myself, more than anybody else.
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels.
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PMA is the right mental attitude for each specific occasion. It has the power to attract the good and the beautiful. NMA repels them. It is a negative mental attitude that robs you of all that makes life worth living.
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In some ways, privileged women who are closer to power wind up being able to exert their influence in ways that change public policy in ways that women with less power don't have access to.
