"To ignore [the] great social facts -- political facts, if you please -- and over-emphasize the old moral responsibility of the 'domestic' mother is a hollow mockery and betrays a hopeless ignorance of industrial and urban conditions in the Twentieth Century. ... Everything that counts in the common life is political."

-- Mary Ritter Beard

#Mother Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Responsibility Quotes

“Commenting on the decisions of the Bowl Alliance regarding WAC teams: It's a step, no question. Obviously, it's not what any of us wanted, but it's at least a step. We can now say we're part of the Alliance. However, I hope it's not perceived that they bought us off and we're going to go away. It's not fair. It's not right; we still need to fight. We can't let them go away and hide. Other schools are taking a major share of the pot, and that's still a major sore point as far as I'm concerned. But at least this is a step, and better than what we had in the past.”
“There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone.”
“The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.”
“But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them.”

Source : Phyllis A. Whitney (2017). “Hunter's Green”, p.5, Open Road Media
“When our party had only seven men, it already had two principles. First, it wanted to be a party with a true ideology. And second, it wanted to be the one and only power in Germany.”
“Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?”
“I love the '70s. I think the '70s had the best music and the best movies.”

Source : "Crispin Glover’s Letterman Appearance Explained; Michael Jai White’s ‘Spawn’ Issues: A ‘Freaky Deaky’ Q&A". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 27, 2012.
“Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.”

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