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Ann Oakley Quotes

Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: british
Birth: 1944

Topics

Nothing Duty Than Families Idolatry

I did have a Twitter account that I tried for a couple days, but found I had nothing to say. There are some interesting facts I could share, but I don't want to share that part of myself.

Myself Facts Interesting Say Want

The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans.

Life Learning Wisdom Courage Proud

I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that.

Good Past Creative Poetry Writing

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.

Writing Reality Looks Test Days Our

We're so known for our party dresses and evening looks, I wanted to focus on what the Alice + Olivia woman is going to wear tomorrow, during the day and on the weekend, in ways that are sort of fun and sexy.

Focus Day Woman Fun Tomorrow Sexy

I think any thinking person should be worried about climate change.

Tommy Lee Jones

Change Think Thinking Person I Think

It is no light matter to put in jeopardy a single life when it is the very singularity of each life which underpins the idea of a just society.

Life Light Society Matter Single

In my mind, I'm no longer daunted by the idea of a remake. In fact, I now look at it as a genre unto itself - so long as you make it your own.

Mind Long You Look Now Own

We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly reshape the solar system in order to enhance human survival.

Rusty Schweickart

Space Survival Earth Now Protect

Some magazines are run from the top down, where the editor-in-chief decides what every article is going to be and who's going to write them, and then they're doled out. My idea is to do it the opposite way, to do it from the bottom up.

Down Run Way Write Top Out

It's getting increasingly difficult to be a dreamer under any circumstances.

Dreamer Circumstances Difficult Any

You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great.

Believe In Yourself Great Yourself

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