Mariella Frostrup Quotes
The point of the feminist movement wasn't simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no one's worth was judged on their take-home salary.
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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.
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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
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When the world has 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 nuclear plants, can we call that a safe world? I think we need to properly have this debate.
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It baffles me that everything is so homogenized, because the world isn't, and yet we continue to support things that are so incredibly milquetoast.
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When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard to get a real sense of belonging. With recurring and regular roles, at least you have a sense that this is a home and a steady place.
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I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!
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I really identified with Pocahontas' struggles as a young woman trying to identify herself in a modern, changing world and trying to stay true to her culture and heritage.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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May books spread the world over!
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My name can raise money on a small-budget film.
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Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.
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The reality is the world is a really, really big place, and there's a lot of people running around with a lot on their mind. And you really have to figure out how to build a company that can put on a message that can actually reach people and have an impact globally.
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If every small nation with a border dispute believes they can go ahead and launch a pre-emptive war and that it will be approved by the greatest power, that is a very dangerous thing.
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Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
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The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
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Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.
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I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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With the world changing fast, we needed capital for investments. There's only so much bandwidth in your own balance sheet.
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Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos.
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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
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Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.
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For me, my craft is sailing on,Through mists to-day, clear seas anon.Whate’er the final harbor be’T is good to sail upon the sea!
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The point of the feminist movement wasn't simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but to create a world where the contribution of both sexes was equally valued and no one's worth was judged on their take-home salary.
