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Rebecca Harding Davis Quotes

Reform is born of need, not pity.

Rebecca Harding Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: June 24, 1831 - September 29, 1910

Topics

Born Need Reform Pity

I've taken just 12 vacation days in 18 years.

Vacation Years Days Just Taken

It doesn't matter who wins if I don't. I only care if I win. I'm jealous of anyone else who wins.

Win Jealous Care Matter Only Who

When you have a CEO who is an ex-CMO, that is going to put the marketing tool kit front and center.

You Marketing Tool Center Going CEO

I wanted to get the opportunity to do what actresses do: play the inside of a person.

Stellan Skarsgard

Opportunity Person Play Inside Get

Success is dependent on effort.

Success Effort Success Is Dependent

I try to do women's-point-of-view comedy. The joke is, 'This is what I think; there's the truth.' I try to think of stuff that's real broad, but the more personal it is, the more universal it is. All my friends go through the same stuff.

Truth Think Comedy Friends Personal

I wouldn't be creatively satisfied if all we did were sequels, but in the same breath, I'll say that I wouldn't be creatively satisfied if everything was an original. It's good to use the different parts of my brain. Very different rules apply.

Good Brain Rules Say Everything

If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.

Change Sky Blue Yellow People Moon

I love to sew. But when it's something that's being repetitive over and over and over again, it takes a toll.

Ashley Nell Tipton

Love Over Being Something Again Sew

People ask me over and over how is it that I work with stars. How do you work with Barbra Streisand, with Paul Newman, with Al Pacino, with Sally Field, Jane Fonda, you work with all these people. Isn't this a problem? And it isn't a problem at all. It's terrific. It's great fun. And I don't know what the answer is.

Work Stars Great Fun People Me

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.

Paula Radcliffe

Mother Surprise Nice More Being Got

Since the break-up of the 1990s, Russia has not had winter sports facilities. All the winter sport venues were effectively located in countries that are no longer part of the federation. There is a strong argument for saying Sochi's legacy will be this country will have winter sports facilities it did not have before.

Winter Sports Legacy Saying Strong

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