Annie Lennox Quotes

I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era.

Annie Lennox

Recitation: by Male by Female

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HistoryI AmEraFascinatedAm

I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste.

Jerry Saltz

ArtBadMatterTasteSoftBad Taste

I've always fancied being a bit of warrior, on a horse swinging a sword around, sorting out the men... Oh yes, that sounds lovely.

Maxine Peake

MenHorseWarriorSwordLovelyOut

The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.

Maureen O'Hara

FamilyParentCareerTrapBoost

Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.

Alvin Ailey

RacismTearsYouDownAchieveUp

There were a lot of kids from Puerto Rico at my high school in Florida; people always assumed I was Puerto Rican. Even now in California, I get talked to on the street in Spanish constantly!

Torrey DeVitto

SchoolPeopleHigh SchoolPuerto Rico

I had just gotten to the point when I could have bought any car I wanted to in America. I even looked at a Hummer. But one day I woke up and realized, how can I talk the talk without walking the walk? If you can feel good about not contributing to global change, then all the power to you, but I couldn't.

Michael T. Weiss

ChangeGoodCarPowerWalkDay

Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.

Julia Stiles

MyselfIdeasLoseSometimesAbstract

I never look at myself online, and I don't read gossip Web sites.

Jonathan Groff

MyselfGossipLookNeverWebOnline

The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.

Donna Shalala

DogWalkMondaySaturdayEarlyKnow

The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my 20s. I was like, 'What are you talking about? Happiness just happens. That's even the root of that word. How could it be work?'

Ariel Gore

WorkHappinessMeTalkingYouFirst

The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems.

Winnie Byanyima

WomenEnvironmentalWorldProblems

You can't be an American if you don't speak English. Our public schools should be mandated to teach all children in English.

Phyllis Schlafly

ChildrenSpeakAmericanYouTeach

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