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Mary Beard Quotes

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A lot of sexism is just very silly... and the best response is laughter and ridicule.

Best Laughter Silly Sexism Just Lot

My mother took me to the British Museum aged five. I had thought people from the past weren't as good as we were, and then I saw the Elgin marbles. Suddenly, the world seemed more complicated.

Good Mother Past People Me World

You have to do what you feel comfortable with.

Feel You Comfortable

I was really good at Latin at school, and because I was good at it, I got more interested and got better at it.

Good School Better More Got Because

One of the great things about history is that it sort of isn't a done deal - ever. The historical texts and the historical evidence that you use is always somehow giving you different answers because you're asking it different questions.

History Great Giving Questions You

Gender is a key marker of power and powerlessness. Most of the structures of how our world works are biased in terms of men.

Power Men World Key Gender Most

I'm not in the slightest wanting to attack the women's movement here. But I think that in popular, broadly left-wing, broadly feminist discourse, there is a tendency to just label discrimination against women - and embedded assumptions about them - as misogyny and think 'job done.'

Women Job Think Discrimination Done

I used to think that the British press were particularly awful to Cherie Blair. I think Blair's foreign policy was a complete disaster, but the British press, when they wanted to explain why Blair took unexpected moves, they did create Cherie as the power behind the throne.

Power Think Unexpected Create Why

If women are not perceived to be fully within the structures of power, surely it is power that we need to redefine rather than women?

Women Power Need Within Women Are

You can hardly be a classicist and not be interested in theatre.

Theatre You Interested Hardly

It's great fun being an academic because you have a certain licence to be a bit of a joker.

Great Fun You Academic Joker Being

In general, I never think it is a good idea to try to recreate past successes. You have to strike out on your own, for better or worse.

Good Past Think Better You Never

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