Karen DeCrow Quotes

Fifty-nine cents. For years, I wore a button - '59 cents.' Many of my colleagues wore it also. The purpose was so that people would come up and ask, 'What does '59 cents' mean?' One could then launch into a discussion about how women working full time in the U.S. earn 59 cents for every dollar earned by men.

Karen DeCrow

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 18, 1937 - June 6, 2014

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The big curse of America, to me, is skinless, boneless chicken breasts. They're banal and relatively flavorless. The rest of the world's trying to get some fat to eat, and we're trying to ban it from our diet.

Jim Harrison

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I was a political reporter for quite some time, so I followed around all sorts of different politicians.

Jim Lynch

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We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people.

Meles Zenawi

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People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.

John Sweeney

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Pfizer's actually teamed up with my nonprofit organization, which is called Adaptive Action Sports. I cofounded this organization in 2005 to help people with physical disabilities get involved in action sports, go snowboarding, skateboarding.

Amy Purdy

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A great life is to be able to ebb and flow.

Robin Wright

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The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values.

Michael Schudson

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The script for 'Trainspotting' was amazing, and it was different from the book.

Jonny Lee Miller

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Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always be an elusive art-form.

Deborah Ann Woll

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The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question.

Clive Owen

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I feel safe in white because deep down inside, I'm an angel.

Sean Combs

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In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot.

Shelley Duvall

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