Amanda Foreman Quotes

The narrative of 'man the hunter' presupposes that men provided the nutrition, invented the tools, and established social organization and communication through the hunt, and that women were just sitting by the fire waiting for evolution to drag them out by the hair in the 1960s in order to participate.

Amanda Foreman

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CommunicationWomenFireMenMan

It doesn't bother me to work with so much green screen. I prefer real settings obviously.

Joe Flanigan

WorkMeGreenRealScreenBother

For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a joy in my life, and to be recognized for it is extremely validating.

Jennifer Nettles

LifeJoyVoiceMy LifeCareerBeen

I do think there is a bit of Liberace in me.

Jenny Packham

MeThinkLiberaceBit

I consider those actors who amaze me are somehow less attractive to me than those actors who move me.

Robert Lansing

MeAttractiveMoveWhoThanThose

If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet.

John Ridley

BestExcellencePurposeLongTrue

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

Ambrose Bierce

HistoryFoolsEventsSoldiersFalse

Although they arrived in New York penniless, my parents scraped together enough savings to establish the first of several small businesses just after I was born.

Robert Fogel

TogetherNew YorkParentsSmallBorn

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

Rod Taylor

DayBetterEvery DayActorTryPray

America - it's the best and the worst.

Ronny Chieng

BestAmericaWorst

I've played lacrosse players, football players, basketball players. I think that's just because of how I'm built. I look young, and I'm also a big person.

Ross Butler

FootballBasketballThinkLookYoung

The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

Michael Korda

GoodAttitudeNot Good EnoughEnough

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

Josh Radnor

WorkHardPrepareEveryoneKnows

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