Adrienne Mayor Quotes
The name 'Amazon' was not originally Greek; linguists believe it derived from the ancient Iranian word for 'warrior.'Adrienne Mayor
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The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.
Ikue Mori -
Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
Tamsin Greig -
Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
Madeleine Stowe -
I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
Harold Pinter -
I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.
Macaulay Culkin -
A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
Malachy McCourt
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
Lao Tzu -
When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time.
Zach Woods -
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.
Hack Wilson -
No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
Abdul Qadeer Khan -
The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.
Earl Butz
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The strange thing is, no matter what, when you become some kind of public figure, you have your go-to answers for all scenarios and instances.
Jack Osbourne -
I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.
Gabriel Iglesias -
Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived.
Walter Annenberg -
It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.
Dan O'Brien -
If you pay your credit card off every month, get a rewards card. One that gives you airline miles or that will give you 1 percent cash back at least on every purchase.
Aaron Patzer -
I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
Barry Bonds
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I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
Andy Rooney -
When we are younger, we say a lot of things without often believing in them. The thoughts within you are much more important, and so often, one can't completely describe what one feels. As we grow older, we realize that there is more to love than what is expressed in the conventional sense of the terms.
Randeep Hooda -
I learned more in the six or seven hours of this experience than I had learned in all my years as a psychologist.
Ram Dass -
When you walk onto any set, it's usually primarily men. Which can be weird, especially when you're doing something emotionally challenging.
Billie Lourd -
I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various breathing techniques and why in these practices language is being used in another way.
Kathy Acker -
The name 'Amazon' was not originally Greek; linguists believe it derived from the ancient Iranian word for 'warrior.'
Adrienne Mayor