Mary Beard Quotes

If being a decent soul is being maternal, then fine.

Mary Beard

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SoulBeingFineDecentThen

Of course, I have the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy, like crying jags for no reason and then the next day I can't even remember what I was crying about!

Jodie Sweetin

DayUps And DownsRememberReason

To get back to the kind of shared prosperity and upward mobility we once considered normal will require another era of fundamental reform, of both our economy and our democracy.

Robert Reich

DemocracyBackKindProsperityWill

Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.

John Simon

WhiteBeingHomicideFemaleMichael

I'm happier and a better person when I work out, especially if I work out outdoors.

Amy Jo Martin

WorkBetter PersonOutdoorsBetter

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.

John Polanyi

TechnologyScienceRespectOppression

I think the best thing you can teach a person is how to learn. And once they discover their own individual approach to that - which is inside all of us - then all of a sudden, they've opened up a door of endless resources.

Roscoe Mitchell

BestDoorThinkLearnYouPerson

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

Russell Simmons

PeopleVoiceKnowCelebrityTryUse

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.

Roy Hattersley

PoliticsRidiculousMoreBeingThan

I knew I wasn't the sort of person who could do a full-time job and write in the evening and at weekends.

Lisa Jewell

JobEveningPersonWriteWeekends

I really love visiting schools - in fact, that's my favorite part of being an author now - even though I still get stage fright! When I visit schools, I know I'm going to be talking to some kids who don't like to read.

Jay Asher

LoveTalkingKnowNowStageGoing

I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'

Dolly Parton

MoneyMeEvilYouPlaySaid

I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life.

Dick Dale

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