Antonia Fraser Quotes

Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid.

Antonia Fraser

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: August 27, 1932

Topics

WomenWomanFunRichClassMatter

I'm an atheist - a good old North Korean-style atheist.

Jim Crace

GoodAtheistOldNorth

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.

Jesse Helms

WiseMeLadyYoungRepublicanAgree

I was a little chubby kid that no girls ever talked to. I had little chance of becoming an internationally known rock star. Music was my escape and my belief system.

Andy Biersack

MusicChanceRock StarEscapeRock

I have a healthy relationship with food. My problem is, as a comic, I eat dinner late. But I'll have a smoothie for breakfast every morning, and I keep it pretty low-carb and healthy during the day. At night, I'll have a basic protein, quinoa, and vegetables.

Amy Schumer

MorningRelationshipFoodDayDinner

Having a lot of friends and family around you - that's all a part of wellness.

Stella Maxwell

FamilyFriends And FamilyFriendsYou

A politician and a government should be judged by one way only: on the record of what you do or did, not on what you say.

Shimon Peres

GovernmentYouSayWayPolitician

People have talked about it off and on, and there have been people who have stood up for me and have said, 'Hey, we know her, and she is a good person.'

Tonya Harding

GoodPeopleMeGood PersonPerson

I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'

Rob James-Collier

MyselfThinkDoingMomentsActor

It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die.

Rutina Wesley

DieBe TrueBloodTrueSomebody

In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.

Rowan Atkinson

AgeTheatreThoughtMediaYouSee

Sometimes I think to get to the emotional level of a scene, you don't necessarily have to have experienced the exact thing that person has experienced, but whatever you have in your life that has gotten you to that place is usually enough.

Judy Greer

LifeThinkEnoughYouPlacePerson

Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.

Joseph Conrad

FlowerCriticismGardenPersonal

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