Lucretia Mott Quotes
Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women received only half as much as men for their services, the injustice of this distinction was so apparent.
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Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.
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I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project.
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I did ask Matt Damon for his autograph - and I got a picture, too!
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.
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Randomness I love. And I still love just a holler right in the middle of an ongoing narrative. Pain or joy, ecstasy.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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I know nothing about technology.
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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.
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Keeping your space clean is as much a part of the end result as the dish being tasty.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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I'd been used to this idea of destructive performance art instead of a slick, good-sounding show. So, I became frustrated as I felt I'd been doing the shows wrong. That sucked.
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How completely, how thoroughly he has stolen my child. I have never even tried to forgive him.
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On a personal level, I send out about 20 thank-you notes a day to staffers, on all levels. And every six weeks I have lunch with a group of a dozen or so employees, to get their perspective on the business, to address problems and to get feedback.
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I've always been a huge fan of theatre and performance. The idea of just the human voice and just this night. Live music is the same. They're doing it for you right now. It's an amazing thing. And if you perform a story properly, it can be a transporting, too.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women received only half as much as men for their services, the injustice of this distinction was so apparent.
