Germaine Greer Quotes

Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark.

Germaine Greer

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StrengthLightGraceCalmEnergy

The tar sands has changed Canada in the same way the fur trade has changed Canada.

Andrew Nikiforuk

CanadaWaySameFurTradeChanged

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

What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise.

Robert Scheer

FindingJournalismDownPantsPasses

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them.

Michael Chiklis

MyselfI AmTeachListenTellBeing

Whatever diminishes life is evil, and whatever enhances life is good.

John Shelby Spong

LifeGoodEvilWhateverEnhances

When I'm acting, I like to think of myself as a non-actor, and a non-drummer when I'm drumming. It frees you up to not care how well you do.

Trevor St. John

MyselfThinkCareYouActingUp

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

Rod Taylor

WisdomDayI AmMeFeetArtist

I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in.

Roger Clemens

FunMeCrazyDriveEyeGame

The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own personal judgment, are in fact co-operating as members of a closely knit organization.

Michael Polanyi

LightOrganizationProblemsChoice

My mother was a huge, huge reader. I think I picked up very early how precious it was to write things in books and have people like my mother glued to the page.

Judith Viorst

MotherPeopleThinkEarlyPageUp

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

Antonio Villaraigosa

PeopleOfficeWhoPublic Office

People are deeply interested in rewriting the established narratives and challenging what we see as the norm in every way. We want to see a new definition of beauty and sexy. We want to see different people look vulnerable and show strength and redefine what it means to be strong.

Winston Duke

StrengthBeautyBe StrongPeopleNew

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