Adrienne Mayor Quotes

Indeed, many ancient Greek writers do treat Amazons as a tribe of men and women. They credit the tribe with innovations such as ironworking and domestication of horses. Some early vase paintings show men fighting alongside Amazons.

Adrienne Mayor

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As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.

Joe Baca

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My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.

Joel Osteen

PeopleGrowChurchBornOverYears

A lot of the stories about urban America tend to be written on the margins. We focus a lot on these big global cities - New York, San Francisco - or we focus on cities that are having the toughest time - Detroit, Newark, Camden.

Matthew Desmond

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The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking.

John Sexton

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The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated.

John Sulston

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I think that, as an actor, you have to break out eventually, and if you do it properly, it can be something that's positive.

Aly Michalka

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I'm passionate about women's issues, and there are no outlets for that on TV, so I wanted to create one.

Amanda de Cadenet

WomenCreatePassionateIssuesTV

I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I just stop working.

Stephanie Beacham

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It's difficult to just let go of a character. Especially after you've been preparing and researching for weeks.

Sissy Spacek

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I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had.

Toni Collette

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In 1979, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird entered the league. I remember that. Soon after this, the story began to be repeated ad nauseam: the NBA, a tottering mess in the seventies, was saved in the eighties by these two.

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

BirdStoryRememberMagicTwoMess

I try to see everything I do. It's a good learning tool for me. You kind of remember what you were going for when you were shooting it, and then see how it comes across in the context of what comes before and after it.

Jason Bateman

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