Amanda Foreman Quotes

Over the years, the writers at DC Comics softened Wonder Woman's powers in ways that would have infuriated Marston. During the 1960s, she was hardly wondrous at all, less a heroic warrior than the tomboyish girl next door. It was no longer clear whether she was meant to empower the girls or captivate the boys.

Amanda Foreman

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While NCLB drove important progress on transparency and data disaggregation, I think it's clear that the status quo in public education is not working for our kids or our country.

Michael Bennet

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Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my first lesson. Clothes do not make the man. The Justice sported long sideburns and Buddy Holly glasses long after they were fashionable. And he wore loud ties that I am confident were never fashionable.

John Roberts

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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

Tom Petty

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I come from a theatrical background, where, if you're working on a movie or a play, you always respect the people you work with. You're accommodating.

Derek Hough

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Everybody's doing it. When I'm performing and I do the Dougie, the fans lose their minds.

Doug E. Fresh

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Doing a play, you have a little bit more time, obviously. You rehearse for a month before you get up in front of people. It's a totally different energy. With film, TV, you want to try to capture lightning-in-a-bottle moments. I don't try to rehearse as much with that stuff, because you want those sparks of something to come out, if they do.

Christopher Abbott

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When you stand your ground, and you are attacked by liberals and attacked by the press, that is going to earn you the respect of voters.

Corey Stewart

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Rwanda, which is one of the younger independent states in Africa, must be regarded as a model of how great human trauma can be transformed to commence true reconstruction of people. Human trauma can lead to stunted growth and mass withdrawal.

Wole Soyinka

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I know I have to be ready for every single ball, every pass, every challenge. Everything has to be at 100%.

Philippe Coutinho

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Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not.

Phil Lesh

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I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

Nicolas Chamfort

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My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible.

Mark Ronson

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