Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.
Samuel Butler
Recitation: by Male by Female
While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.
Jidenna
MemoriesBeautifulChildhoodMajority
When I went to college, I did clothing and textiles. It really wasn't until I moved to New York, my second night in, I did stand-up. I took a wild left turn, and instead of going back and finishing school at FIT, I started doing stand-up and acting.
Melissa McCarthy
SchoolNew YorkCollegeNightDoing
I'd never left America until I was 18.
John McEnroe
AmericaNeverLeftUntil
Being in a relationship, I only appreciate when I come home from work how much I've given of myself at work or how depleted I am, and I sometimes worry that I've given all my best energy to my work, and all I can offer you is the emptied out shell.
Michael C. Hall
WorkHomeRelationshipMyselfBest
People who live in L.A. don't like to leave their homes because they have so much space. They have the nice kitchens and a cook and a pool. When you live in L.A., there is a sense of isolation in terms of raising a family.
Solange Knowles
FamilyLiveSpacePeopleIsolation
Women over 30 are usually somebody's mother in a 'Porky's' movie, being silly and being ridiculed. There's just not a whole lot for them to do. It's just coffee-pouring on a bigger scale.
Rita Moreno
MotherWomenSillyOverBiggerJust
Childhood is not dead. Children were worse off when we were hunter-gatherers; they were threatened in medieval times and exploited during the Industrial Revolution. Was it any better in the time of Charles Kingsley or Charles Dickens?
Robert Winston
ChildrenTimeChildhoodBetterDead
When you're in government, you have a big impact in Washington, but Washington may not be doing very much.
Joseph Stiglitz
GovernmentImpactDoingYouBigMay
In a country like Mexico, you can't forget about poverty - about how half of the population lives in poverty, and how half of that half live in extreme poverty.
Jose Angel Gurria
LivePovertyYouCountryForget
I even played a part in 'Miami Vice.'
Dennis Farina
MiamiViceEvenPartPlayed
Eating bad food does not make you a bad person.
Dean Ornish
FoodEatingYouBadPersonMake
I was shocked when I moved to Sydney how very few indigenous people I came across. And so when I go to places like Maroubra or Redfern or Waterloo or Erskineville, I feel more at home because of the people I'm around - anywhere I can see a face that reflects someone that looks like my family, I feel much more at home.
Shari Sebbens
FamilyHomePeopleFaceSomeoneGo
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