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"Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident." --
Source : Moderata (Modesta Pozzo) Fonte (2007). “The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men”, p.76, University of Chicago Press
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“There has never been a boy painter, nor can there be. The art requires a long apprenticeship, being mechanical, as well as intellectual.”
“It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is: kill her.”
“When I finished grad school, I sort of fell into journalism. Someone mentioned that there was an entry-level job at the Reuters News Agency. I applied, and, to my amazement, I got the job.”
Source : "Reporting tips from Wolf Blitzer". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. August 17, 2011.
“Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis. There is no way forward without ending the occupation.”
“Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.”
“You must be classic. Put yourselves before the model in a workmanlike spirit.”
“Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it's really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.”
“If I was diagnosed with something that was fatal in the next couple of years, I can't imagine anything more terrifying. And so for me, we know a lot about technology and we know a lot about the world, but I think health is the one area where there's so much data, but it's chaotic and that it's still a big black box. So, understanding really what is going to make me healthy and what is going to allow me to live the longest life is definitely keeps me up.”
Source : Source: bigthink.com