Marie Stopes Quotes

A modern and humane civilization must control conception or sink into barbaric cruelty to individuals.

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• According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Decision
  • Research
  • Alcohol

• For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.

  

  Haley Bennett
  • Time
  • Work
  • Different

• For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.

  

  Zoe Kravitz
  • Black
  • Feel
  • Humor

• Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men.

  

  Patricia Heaton
  • Men
  • Trying
  • You

• I don't have any dream role. I give my 100% to every character I play, and when the film clicks, it automatically becomes a dream role.

  

  Mahesh Babu
  • Character
  • Dream
  • Play

• My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.

  

  Nadia Giosia
  • Parents
  • Boat
  • Italy

• As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.

  

  Rachel Zoe
  • Remember
  • Forever
  • I Can

• I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.

  

  Ina Garten
  • Up
  • You
  • Energy

• I went to a girls' school, and it was awful. The combination of my teenage anger and their jealousy meant I was always getting into fights. There was a lot of pulling of hair and scratching of faces and rolling around on the floor.

  

  Nadine Velazquez
  • School
  • Hair
  • Anger

• I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.

  

  Mackenzie Phillips
  • Evil
  • Wise
  • Speak

• This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.

  

  Sam Mendes
  • Time
  • Freedom
  • Doubt

• I can relate to pushing yourself because you want to help and move culture toward justice.

  

  Kate McKinnon
  • Help
  • Culture
  • Justice

• I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.

  

  R. Lee Ermey
  • Try
  • I Can
  • Afghanistan

• The typical output deal from a studio is 10 to 14 movies a year.

  

  Ted Sarandos
  • Movies
  • Year
  • Studio

• The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.

  

  Pablo Picasso
  • You
  • Worry
  • Less

• Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.

  

  Ramana Maharshi
  • Social
  • Reform
  • Brings

• For me, the human face is the most important subject of the cinema.

  

  Ingmar Bergman
  • Important
  • Human
  • Face

• I sure do think it is an emergent form, but I also despair of reading online until screen quality is better.

  

  Geoff Ryman
  • Reading
  • Quality

• I believe that it is irresponsible, it is basically part of the crisis of leadership in D.C. to not look at Social Security and understand that there has got to be a solution posed. We've got to take a look at it and make sure that we create a solution so our seniors aren't left out in the cold.

  

  Joe Miller
  • Believe
  • Leadership
  • Cold

• You write these songs which are really dear to you about your family or friends, loved ones, and then you get this call, and they say, 'It's perfect for two vampires making out in the back of a car.' It's some random TV show, and so I say, 'Oh, yeah, perfect - that's what I meant it for.'

  

  Mat Kearney
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Perfect

• It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.

  

  Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Control
  • Luck

• A modern and humane civilization must control conception or sink into barbaric cruelty to individuals.

  

  Marie Stopes
  • Control
  • Civilization
  • Conception