Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
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The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.
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Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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With 'Free Agent Nation,' I was figuring out how to write a book along with writing the book. Now I think I've kind of, sort of figured out how to write a book a little bit better. But the process remains not that different - slow; laborious; tiny, incremental progress each day, punctuated by feelings of despair and self-loathing.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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I would love to work with Reese Witherspoon.
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The U.S.S.R. had absolutely nothing to do with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
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To get a good deal, I buy them all with a friend. The houses, the boat, everything. We each buy half. So I pay half price! They get used more.
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Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
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I love my daddy. My daddy's everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.
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Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels.
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Contrary to common belief, the presumption of innocence applies only inside a courtroom. It has no applicability elsewhere, although the media do not seem to be aware of this.
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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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It's like there's something very maternal about Wonder Woman: when push comes to shove, if nobody else wants to do it, Wonder Woman would step up and take care of business. But she doesn't want to do it, and she would never take any delight in it. That's Wonder Woman to me.
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British period drama is always seen as kind of perfect and beautiful and lovely, but I don't think subcultures have been shone a light on like 'Peaky Blinders' has done.
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
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I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
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Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.
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The queens in history compare favorably with the kings.
