Arlie Russell Hochschild Quotes
Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.
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The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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Gags die, humor doesn't.
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I do get recognized, more and more every day.
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The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day Laura and Mary stopped their playing and stared in surprise at a wagon slowly creaking by on that road.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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Believe me - I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff.
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I also think that I had great mechanics.
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Research shows that women at that mid level tend to get promoted based on performance, and men tend to get promoted based on potential.
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A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.
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Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.
