"Although the many virtues that courtesans possessed were employed to defy circumstances, the role they played depended on the same circumstances over which they triumphed- conditions which to, fortunately for modern women, no longer exist."

-- Susan Griffin

#Roles Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second.”
“Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.”

Source : Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.30, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want to be a credible candidate, you've got to buy ads. And if you're not buying ads, you're not a credible candidate, we don't cover you.”
“When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.”

Source : Will Durant (2014). “The Complete Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, Life of Greece, Caesar and Christ, Age of Faith, Renaissance, Age of Reason Begins, Age of Louis XIV, Age of Voltaire, Rousseau and Revolution, Age of Napoleon, Reformation”, p.1983, Simon and Schuster
“It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.”

Source : "Wellspring: 365 Meditations to Refresh Your Soul". Book by Karen Moore (p. 263), October 1, 2011.
“Commitment is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.”
“I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry.”
“William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still.”

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