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Harriet Martineau

"As the astronomer rejoices in new knowledge which compels him to give up the dignity of our globe as the centre, the pride, and even the final cause of the universe, so do those who have escaped from the Christian mythology enjoy their release from the superstition which fails to make them happy, fails to make them good, fails to make them wise, and has become as great an obstacle in the way of progress as the prior mythologies which it took the place of two thousand years ago."

Source : Harriet Martineau (1877). “Harriet Martineau's autobiography, with memorials by M.W. Chapman”, p.356

Harriet Martineau

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“There are as many sorts of women as there are women.”
“True confessions are written with tears only. But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes.”
“Whoever controls the line of scrimmage and wins up front is going to be the winner.”
“More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed.”
“Now I got my foot - through the door - and I ain't goin' no where.”
“I went to USC and tried to learn about the other side of the camera a little bit.”

Source : "HitFix Interview: Joe Mazzello discusses HBO’s ‘The Pacific’". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. April 10, 2010.
“Art is theftâ€) and Igor Stravinsky (â€œLesser artists borrow, great artists stealâ€), Iâ€™ve always stolen from the people I admire â€“ not plagiarized, mind you, but stolen bits of ideas and stylistic influences. If you steal widely enough, after all, your models are inevitably changed and the result is in the end completely yours. Kleon cites AndrÃ© Gide to this point, in a quotation I love: â€œEverything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
“One of the things I've tried to do with my life is redefine the boundaries that I think are very limiting. I'm not suggesting that everybody should have three girlfriends, or necessarily have girlfriends living with them. I think there are many, many options to living your life.”

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