Brenda Shaughnessy Quotes
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I really love storytelling.
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God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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You have to really love women in order to really just have a respect for women and love them. No man - I don't care what kind of man it is, how feminine he is - they never could understand what we go through as far as physically and mentally.
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I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.
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The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.
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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear.
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I don't walk into the lab in the morning thinking, 'I am a woman, and I will carry out an experiment that will conquer the world.' I am a scientist, not male or female. A scientist.
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Am I old-fashioned? I think I might be. I am a lucky woman, because I was born with a priceless gift... the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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My inspiration is love and history.
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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
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I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
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If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
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I said on numerous occasions how I feel about my father. I love him with all my heart.
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I love traveling. But I haven't had big, transformative experiences while on the road. When I go out on the road, it's to go out and get a story or do a promotional event.
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The essence of a person is not the clothing she wears or the things he does. People who love them do not stop loving them when they change clothing or do other things. Your essence is not even your history, culture, race, or what you think and do. It is your soul.
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Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did.
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When we reach reflexively for something to dull an ache inside of us, in that very moment of reaching, we are hiding from our pain. We're storing it away. Tamping it down.
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I'm all for typewriters, with instant carbon copies, and seeing films in cinemas.
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What is difficult is to keep the sweet voice with an aggressive message.
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Meetings are the linchpin of everything. If someone says you have an hour to investigate a company, I wouldn't look at the balance sheet. I'd watch their executive team in a meeting for an hour. If they are clear and focused and have the board on the edge of their seats, I'd say this is a good company worth investing in.
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When a woman you love hits you on the head with a book you love, is that love?
