Clara Zetkin Quotes
What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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'Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like, 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs,' or, 'Forget presentation, just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
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Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
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I don't think limits.
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Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.
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I try to do as many different roles as the system will allow me. That's the benefit of not being in a giant blockbuster where you're the lead and you get typecast in that kind of role. I am able to slip in or out of a lot of different parts.
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Destroyers did not have chaplains because they were too small.
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Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.
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Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.
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2D looks so flat. Well, it is, of course, it's flat. But 3D isn't. And for an adventure story that takes you into a long-distant, fictional world, it's ideal, I think.
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What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement.
