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Ale Quotes
A small, varied set of reflections.
This is a modest, loosely connected collection, grounded mainly in a historical comparison of the scale of wartime scientific effort between two countries. Other entries touch briefly on film ratings and the kinds of scripts actors look for. Related quotes appear in our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The spiritual (i.e. the supersensory) has many degrees; thus, the term 'spiritual' is used both for the scale of degrees away from the physical towards the spirit, but also only for the spiritual proper.
- Medals
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.
- Alive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.
- Cross
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't often see a cross section of female characters interacting with each other at the top of a chain.
- Females
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really, really wanted to write about just female relationships with other females and things.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you go into the mainstream with a female perspective that seems to resonate with a lot of people, you have a political agenda imposed on you: you are told that you are a feminist.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something about doing Shakespeare with a single gender, whether it is all-male or all-female, that opens up certain possibilities. You are able to throw the behavior of the men into a particular relief and be playful within a slightly larger-than-life way with it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the not-for-profit world, I never felt that being female was an impediment. I was, however, given my break into commercial theatre by a female producer, Judy Craymer, and women - in particular, Donna Langley, president of production at Universal - were crucial in giving 'Mamma Mia' a home in Hollywood.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's such a good vibe in Minneapolis. You've got an upscale downtown, and yet people aren't afraid to sit around the fire pit in the middle of winter and drink a beer. It's amazing.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding?
- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life.
- Nov 07, 2020
One of the main things I said in my job interview was that I want to develop female coaches.
- Better Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Carry your Bible and live by it. There's a better chance that you will stay married if that much is true for either one of you - male or female.
- Necessary
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not anti-war. I served in a war, and I served proudly. But just or not, necessary or not, war is the industrial-scale slaughter of other humans.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count - on real results.
- Exhibit
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another.
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- Nov 07, 2020