- Bag
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- Nov 07, 2020
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
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moms Mabley blazed a path for female stand-ups in a housecoat and floppy hat. Phyllis Diller worked equally hard to make herself unattractive to men and non-threatening to women.
- Ocean
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- Nov 07, 2020
An ocean of ink - real and virtual - has been spilled critiquing the appearance of female politicians.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
The focus on male politicians extends beyond clothes, legs, and pretty faces. It's hard to find an article about former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich that doesn't mention his mop.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, my system for tracking down funny female writers isn't methodical. It's mainly based on word-of-mouth, which can cast a limited net.
- Admit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone - male and female - is biased. But no one wants to admit it, so our brains search for examples that disprove the accusation.
- Friend
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- Nov 07, 2020
My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'd like to do a big movie with a strong female lead, whether or not she would be a superhero. I'm more interested in characters like Scarlett Johansson in 'Lucy.' I'm less interested in people with superpowers because I can't identify with them.
- Anything
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the exception of 'Descent,' that was a very conscious thing to make an action or horror movie that was an all-female cast because I hadn't seen anything like that before.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People have made me so big now, which I never thought I can be as a female singer.
- Connected
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been very fortunate that the Punjabi audience connected with me so well. Otherwise female actors are not repeated much in this industry.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more, at unmatched scale with software and interactive learning.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I can do is seek the information that'll make me stronger, that'll help me overcome my toxic masculinity, my male privilege, because that's something you never think about. You don't think about other people.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020