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Jessica Valenti Quotes

In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline a new way for us to think about young women as moral actors, one that doesn't include their bodies.

Jessica Valenti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 1, 1978

Topics

Women Think Consequences Moral Young

I'm not trying to be an action star, and I'm not trying to be a romantic-comedy guy.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Action Trying Star Guy

Art helped give me confidence.

Jeff Koons

Confidence Art Me Give Me Give

Look at almost any passage, and you'll find that a paragraph has five or six metaphors in it. It's not that the speaker is trying to be poetic, it's just that that's the way language works.

Steven Pinker

Language Trying You Look Find Way

I believe everything in moderation. But breakfast is important. I have two hard-boiled or scrambled eggs with whole-wheat toast and try to get some fruit in there.

Martina McBride

Breakfast Fruit Believe Important

We are working with a biotech company, Calypte, which has designed a urine test for the HIV antibody.

Luc Montagnier

Test Company HIV Working Which

This season is my most special and most cherished. All my focus is on getting that championship back here.

Lorrie Fair

Focus Back Special Here Championship

I am proud, but I'm annoyed with myself for not believing in myself enough.

Lizzie Armitstead

Myself I Am Proud Enough Believing

What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later.

Jonathan Kozol

Job People World Believe Better You

Since I'm always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family.

Chris Brown

Family Home Memories Time Best Go

Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.

Bob Dylan

You Find Hard Inspiration Take Come

Bachelor parties would pay a lot of money to hire Pat Buchanan to come.

Willie Geist

Money Bachelor Pay Hire Come Would

We cannot do justice to the deeds of former times if we do not in some degree remove ourselves from the circumstances in which we stand and substitute those by which the real actors were surrounded.

William Godwin

Justice Stand Circumstances Real