Alice Dreger Quotes

Regardless of the cultural system, social pressure to appear straight seems to be fairly intense cross-culturally. Indeed, one is inclined to wonder, if being straight is just natural, why does it require quite so much policing?

Alice Dreger

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PressureWonderWhySystemNatural

My college options were nil.

Jimmy John Liautaud

CollegeOptionsWereNil

I don't care how handsome or fabulous or funny the groom is, or how sweet and accommodating the bride, or vice versa. Marriage is hard.

Jenna McCarthy

FunnyMarriageSweetBrideHandsome

Now that I'm an adult and have a big say in what we eat on Christmas Day, turkey doesn't even make it on to the starting grid for consideration. It isn't just my least favourite meat; it's my least favourite protein.

John Lanchester

DayNowSayChristmasEatMeat

I didn't want to chase movies. It's too hard. You've got to work at it - opening nights, photo shoots, publicity people, managers. I never wanted to do that. I'm too lazy.

Robert Sean Leonard

WorkPeopleYouLazyWantMovies

I think Barack Obama thinks that Muslims are the ones being persecuted, and he has to change that. The fact is he is contributing to Christians being persecuted, not only around the world, but in America as well.

Robert Jeffress

ChangeWorldThinkAmericaWellHe

If you represent a fantasy for the people who actually go to the cinema, they grab that and go with it; therefore, for the rest of their lives, they actually identify you with a certain thinking - a certain philosophy. There are many actors who want to pursue that same thought in real life as well, and that's perfectly acceptable.

Amitabh Bachchan

LifePeopleRestThinkingThought

Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.

Smokey Robinson

LifeWalkSchoolLawyersStreetGuy

I don't think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it to fulfill.

Toyin Odutola

PurposeStartThinkDrawingRace

I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who have a whole life based on pretence?

Tony Gilroy

LifeWorkLoveLiePeopleTwo

It struck me deep in my mind. Some day, the chip is going to surpass mankind's brain.

Masayoshi Son

DayMindMeBrainDeepGoing

There has always been tension between reporters and the administration, particularly when it comes to war in the modern era. You can go to Kennedy or Johnson and see that they weren't happy with David Halberstam or Morley Safer.

Lowell Bergman

WarHappyYouGoAlwaysSee

You should treat your marriage like a business that you wouldn't want to let fail. I'm a big advocate of therapy and third-party intervention.

Lisa Ling

MarriageBusinessTreatYouWant

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