"How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters."

-- Carol Vorderman

#Female Quotes #Looks Quotes #Harsh Quotes

“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak; remember, Lord, how short my time is; remember that I am but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. My days are as grass, as a flower of the field; for the wind goeth over me, and I am gone, and my place shall know me no more.”

Source : Lancelot Andrewes (1861). “The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes: Translated from the Greek and Arranged Anew”, p.138
“When I grow up I want to be a little boy.”

Source : Joseph Heller (1974). “Something Happened”, p.340, Simon and Schuster
“Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect and her attitude, All her majestic loveliness Chastened and softened and subdued Into a more attractive grace, And with a human sense imbued. He is the greatest artist, then, Whether of pencil or of pen, Who follows Nature.”
“I gave a talk on gender stuff at Facebook one morning and a man didn't come. It was optional; he didn't have to come. But he sent a note saying, "I missed your meeting because I drove my kids to school so my wife could do something else. Thank you for making that possible." I think that employee is a loyal employee for Facebook and I think more companies should want that kind of loyalty.”
“When I was with the Labor Party, I'd get into trouble because the party bosses determined that some of what I wrote, or proposed to write about, wasn't conducive to their policies or to electoral success.”
“Couldn't we even argue that it is because men are unequal that they have that much more need to be brothers?”
“The point about football in Britain is that it is not just a sport people take to, like cricket or tennis. It is built into the urban psyche, as much a common experience to our children as are uncles and school. It is not a phenomenon : it is an everyday matter.”
“Being listed by Facebook was like being recognized by a global economic superpower. It has enormous impact.”

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