Christine de Pizan Quotes
I am ... troubled and grieved when men argue that many women want to be raped and that it does not bother them at all to be raped by men even when they verbally protest. It would be hard to believe that such great villainy is actually pleasant for them.
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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it.
Queen Latifah
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
Hans Selye
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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.
Venus Williams
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Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party.
Hamish Bowles
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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
Isaac Asimov
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I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
Adam Driver
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I love creative people.
Zac Posen
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All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
Manal al-Sharif
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With acting, I've always gotten by in life acting in situations. I'm a small person. I didn't have a chance to be a bully. But I could always act myself out of tough situations.
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
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During my teenage years as an Islamist recruiter, I moved to live in self-contained communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Maajid Nawaz
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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
Yusuf Hamied
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Nobody wants to be against technology, but I think that regulators should not - and people should not - assume that faster is always better in markets.
Bart Chilton
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Beyonce is cool, and she can really sing.
Aaron Neville
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For 'Rosa Luxemburg,' I read everything by and about her, but the first time I was stuck in that corset, I got an understanding of her that I'd never had before.
Barbara Sukowa
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
Laila Ali
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I am an independent, educated woman, I make my own money, take care of my mom, and I am single, so I can do whatever I want, taking no one's permission, and that is the best part.
Nargis Fakhri
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In my opinion, nothing changes after you get married. If ain't broke, don't fix it.
Maisie Williams
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You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.
Natalie Massenet
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There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.
Charlize Theron
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Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.
Canelo Alvarez
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Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures.
Francois Mauriac
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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
William James
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
Adam Cohen
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I am ... troubled and grieved when men argue that many women want to be raped and that it does not bother them at all to be raped by men even when they verbally protest. It would be hard to believe that such great villainy is actually pleasant for them.
Christine de Pizan