Mary Beard Quotes

My mother took me to the British Museum aged five. I had thought people from the past weren't as good as we were, and then I saw the Elgin marbles. Suddenly, the world seemed more complicated.

Mary Beard

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GoodMotherPastPeopleMeWorld

Writers are looking for a story. Using your own life as the basis for a story gives it an association with reality that's a wonderful starting point.

Melvyn Bragg

LifeLookingStoryRealityStarting

Obviously, Kanye and I are very different in the way we express ourselves publicly. He's so passionate... about art, about culture, about creativity. And he's really good at it. And that honesty manifests itself in ways that are not politically correct, not socially acceptable sometimes.

John Legend

GoodHonestyArtCultureCreativity

I'll tell you what, it doesn't get more beautiful than the west of Ireland. Connemara and County Derry are quite stunning, really.

Matthew Goode

BeautifulYouMoreTellWestGet

I've got a huge, gigantic deal. We're talking about huge deals.

Mike Judge

TalkingGotDealDealsAboutHuge

The great actors, like Cary Grant, and the gentlemanliness that they portray in the movies is something that I try to keep in mind.

Michiel Huisman

GreatMindMoviesTrySomething

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

Lord Mountbatten

MotherChildrenPeopleThinkWorry

I have friends who are writers who have had movies made of their books, and they are almost uniformly horrified about what's been done - or, at least, dissatisfied.

Diana Gabaldon

FriendsDoneMoviesBeenAlmostWho

I've got a lot of mileage, and I love my mileage. I wouldn't trade a mile of that for a minute of being younger.

Diane Lane

LoveTradeBeingMinuteGotYounger

We want to generate jobs in the U.S.

Dennis Muilenburg

WantJobsGenerate

Every day you learn something new.

Dennis Brown

DayLearnYouEvery DayNewEvery

I watched 'Full House.' I loved 'Full House.'

Chord Overstreet

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As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.

Anne Wojcicki

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