"Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them."

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Source : Molly Ivins (1991). “Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?”, Random House Incorporated

Molly Ivins

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“Hip hop's got 30 years of history and we wanted to show that. A lot of us grew up with it.”

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“Daydream transports the dreamer outside the immediate world to a world that bears the mark of infinity.”
“What my eyes seek in these encounters is not just the beauty traditionally revered by wildlife photographers. The perfection I seek in my photographic composition is a means to show the strength and dignity of animals in nature.”
“It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve without generating electricity, a trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water - and moderns may at least see what their ancestors knew in their nerves and blood.”
“It is better to have a war for justice than peace in injustice.”
“You know, a dame with a rod is like a guy with a knitting needle.”

Source : "Fictional character: Fisher". "Out of the Past", www.imdb.com. 1947.
“I believe that success brings responsibility. It also does not bring immunity to the consequences of our quickening march towards oblivion. The bottom line is that all of us should be invovled in our own futures to create a world that our children will want to live in.”
“If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.”

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