Mona Eltahawy Quotes

I believe at the heart of any revolution for social justice and human dignity are consent and agency, the unequivocal belief that I own my body - not the state, not the church/mosque/temple, not the street and not the family.

Mona Eltahawy

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I always wanted to be a painter. I loved painting. I went on three different art courses but had no talent whatsoever.

John Burnside

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We should, as a country, be very concerned about our borrowing cost.

John Delaney

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I think I was kind of melancholy as a kid. I spent a lot of time inside my own head, a lot of time sort of staring into space wondering the hell was going on.

John Edgar Wideman

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I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.

Andre Leon Talley

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I was pretty ambitious as a child to want to be a star with the talent I had, but I want to finish what I started and bring the fans along with me.

John Otway

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'Old Dominion' is the nickname for the state of Virginia, and four of us have ties to Virginia.

Matthew Ramsey

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Well, I tell you... the first chorus, I plays the melody. The second chorus, I plays the melody round the melody, and the third chorus, I routines.

Louis Armstrong

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Integrity, a firm adherence to the highest moral and ethical standards, is essential to the life of a true Latter-day Saint.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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I'd grown up in a production company, but discovering the importance of the work, I realized I had something to bring here.

Dinah Manoff

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No one is ever successful at everything that they do.

Dolly Parton

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Broadcast radio was entering its own golden age during the Depression, with live programming on stations all through the day. Local stations needed singers, musicians, announcers, and whipcord personalities, along with Christian clergy to give prayers and pundits to speak on world affairs.

Douglas Brinkley

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I'm always excited about stories that allow me to explore a character and create interesting stories and worlds that we haven't seen before.

Dee Rees

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