Sinead Burke Quotes

The word 'midget' is a slur. It evolved from P. T. Barnum's era of circuses and freak shows. Society has evolved. So should our vocabulary. Language is a powerful tool. It does not just name our society. It shapes it.

Sinead Burke

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My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers and are barely ever separated. They even work together. As a result, I have always thought of marriage as involving the loss of a certain amount of autonomy.

Jessica Valenti

WorkMarriageMotherTogetherLoss

Los Angeles is such a widespread city, sometimes it's hard to see your friends, and food is a great way to get together - it's a great way of giving love.

Sofia Milos

LoveGreatFoodTogetherCity

I'm God because I have the power to control my mind.

Roseanne Barr

GodPowerMindControlBecause

Every race is different. If you come down the home straight neck and neck, the crowd cheering for you can decide the race.

Mo Farah

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Productivity depends on many factors, including our workforce's knowledge and skills and the quantity and quality of the capital, technology, and infrastructure that they have to work with.

Janet Yellen

WorkTechnologyKnowledgeQuality

If I eat junk food and have a workout the next day, I feel a significant difference in the way my body responds to exercise. I'm sluggish, tired and run out of energy very quickly.

Josie Loren

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Once you're on, nobody can say, 'Cut it.' You're out there on your own, and there's always that thrill of a real live audience.

Jason Robards

LiveYouNobodySayRealOut

In Tamil and Telugu, I have to do mainstream commercial films. Irrespective of what I want to do, the audience wants to see me in that 'mass' space.

Dhanush

SpaceMeWantAudienceSeeMass

In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.

Donovan Bailey

MeBackI CanReadyRaceAlways

I ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.

Bob Iger

WorkRideBikeWeekOutTwice

There's a lot of times when I shouldn't have been here. I go, 'Man, I'm blessed.' I've had people shoot at me and had all kinds of stuff happen, and somehow I'm still here, and other people are not.

Brian Ortega

ManPeopleMeBlessedGoHappen

I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

Annabelle Selldorf

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