"It doesnâ€™t much matter what line of argument you take as a woman. If you venture into traditional male territory, the abuse comes anyway. Itâ€™s not what you say that prompts itâ€”itâ€™s the fact that you are saying it."

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Mary Beard

#Abuse Quotes #Lines Quotes #Venture Quotes

“When you feel discouraged or simply lazy, as is bound to happen sometimes, remember the millions of people in the world who have not had your privilege. Remember the poor and obscure lives of those countless millions who suffer from every sort of deprivation and frequently find themselves the unwilling victim of wars, and a variety of cruelties, perpetuated by man on man. Is it not significant that the first bid for self realization, among the poor and downtrodden, is to assert their right to education?”
“When I grew up in France, I was a normal size. And then I came to the United States and I gained 20 pounds.”
“You can very easily be turned into a commodity. I've grown up with it.”
“Don't let people with no life ruin yours.”
“I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.”
“I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.”
“Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.”
“This liberal doxy must be impaled on the member of a particularly large stallion!”

Source : "A Confederacy of Dunces".

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