- 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
- George W. Bush
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- Nov 07, 2020
Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women.
- Authority
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had trouble with male authority figures because my father was such a martinet.
- American Spirit
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- Nov 07, 2020
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs; it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have female friends who work in all different mediums who I speak to at least once a week. It helps me so much to know that I'm not alone. I think that's the bare minimum you need to sustain yourself - some sort of context of other women making things.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I'm able to compete in?
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not married, I frequently use my debit card to buy things that cost less than three dollars, and my bedroom is so untidy it looks like vandals ransacked the Anthropologie sale section. I'm kind of a mess.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just think there are certain men who feel like engaging in a story told from a female point of view is somehow a feminizing experience. And that itself is something that they're almost supposed to not want to engage.
- Serious
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- Nov 07, 2020
RFID is going to get its technical embedding time it needs as serious players are not going to get involved on a sufficient scale with something that might not work.
- Females
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- Nov 07, 2020
All the Disney lead male characters always have this kind of John Davidson kind of look to them. They all look like the same guy, and all the females look like the same, and I think the guys are just way too big.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not have the female experience. I don't, and I strive to understand it, but I'll never truly be able to. I don't think any men will, really.
- Frustrations
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Miguel Syjuco character is not me. I wanted him to represent my own fears and frustrations and guilt, my own worst tendencies and my optimistic expectations. He's a cautionary tale for me. But he's also an examination of the darkest things that haunt me as a person.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
On a scale out of five, with one being very bad and five being very good, House of Fraser is a one.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020