Elizabeth Bear Quotes
Amazing what people can fail to see when it’s a man doing it to a woman, even a respectable-looking woman.
Quotes to Explore
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
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I hate this place. I shall hate it to my grave.
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In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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I just always want to play people. I don't want it to be necessarily that you relate to the character as female or male, but that you relate to them as a person. That's the driving force.
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I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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I've found just the right amount of balance in my life. I'm this pop artist in America, but I'm also Malaysian. And I'm also Muslim.
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Without coffee, nothing gets written. Period.
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It's not easy to have the job of president. It's not easy to run for it. And it's not a job for the feint of heart.
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I have a Facebook page for me and my friends and a Twitter page.
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I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert in a ton of chain mail for Ridley any day of the week. He's an amazing director and I can't wait to see the long version.
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People have to start realizing that money is just a fiction, an idea.
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If it's in people's interest to invest in renewables and invest in clean technologies, I'm convinced it will happen.
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People are trying to grab every part of you, so it's really hard to focus.
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There's no question there needs to be higher-paying opportunities for women. It's not that it hasn't existed in certain categories: Certain women have made a lot of money... Jennifer Lawrence... is being paid a lot of money, rightfully so, for the franchises she's in.
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People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.
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My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
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There are a few Irish writers who have a very strong influence on me, especially on the 'Take Me to Church' EP.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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I’ll leave a note to the rector of the cathedral and remind him that a woman gave him birth. Something for him to think about the next time he gives one of his sermons. I’m writing all this down.
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Amazing what people can fail to see when it’s a man doing it to a woman, even a respectable-looking woman.
