Mary Beard Quotes

Democracy requires information. Plato knew that informed decision-making requires knowledge.

Mary Beard

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Once I started on 'Frances' I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life.

Jessica Lange

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Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'

Jehane Noujaim

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I would not dare to say that there is a direct relation between mathematics and madness, but there is no doubt that great mathematicians suffer from maniacal characteristics, delirium, and symptoms of schizophrenia.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

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My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

John McEnroe

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I think I'm genuinely sincere, and that's what hopefully makes it work. I take that very seriously when I'm writing.

Andy Grammer

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I've been on both sides of the boos.

Michael Bisping

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Neil Simon didn't like it too much when we came out in clown makeup. We stopped doing that.

John Ritter

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Sometimes I wake up, and I'm like, 'Don't dream it. Be it. You're really living the dream. You are everything you've ever desired or set out to be. You're doing it.'

Alyssa Edwards

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What creates success on HSN is great product, a great story and a great storyteller.

Mindy Grossman

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Why can't we actually sing and get respected as good singers and songwriters without having our boobs and butt hanging out?

Dolores O'Riordan

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Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

Dianne Feinstein

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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Demosthenes

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