"The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings."

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Source : Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (2009). “Half the Sky”, p.250, Vintage

Nicholas D. Kristof

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“To touch on people's lives [ in a way they ] haven't been touched on before, itÂ´s fascianting. You know, it's one thing if [ a celebrity ] has an incredible character and you're really going to be able to delve into their personality â€“ that's great. But you can never get real purity if people have been spoiled by the camera and don't trust you. I like feeling that I'm able to be a voice for those people who aren't famous, the people that don't have the great opportunities.”
“They remember when their parents went out there, had picnics on the Beck's Mill grounds. It was the nostalgia of it.”
“The principal villain in rising health care costs is the government. Not pharmaceutical companies, not doctors, but government.”
“There was no mistaking, even in the uncertain light, the hand, half crabbed, half generous, and wholly drunken, of the Consul himself, the Greek e's, the flying buttresses of d's, the t's like lonely wayside crosses save where they crucified an entire word.”

Source : Malcolm Lowry (2012). “Under the Volcano: A Novel”, p.49, Open Road Media
“Leonardo is the most incredible actor, on the planet, with a couple of people alongside him. Getting to act with him is just [amazing]. I walked away from my audition for that and I couldn't believe that I'd been acting with him. I've worked with amazing people, but my friends freak out that I'm working with him. I freak out in a geeky acting way. They freak out in a starstruck way. He's Leonardo DiCaprio, and his fame is so big. That's a complete tangent about that.”
“She carried a knife inside of herself now, one that was always cutting her. She could feel it every time she swallowed, every time her thoughts strayed from the splendor of the wild.”
“I get a special joy in knowing people feel comfortable if they see me in Wal-Mart or in a no-frills section trying to get something on a discount.”
“Iâ€™m not super-comfortable with it. I feel the less you project of yourself the more you can be believable as a character. I also think itâ€™s just better for your own mental health. Then you can be a human being and change your mind and nobody asks you questions about it!”

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