Betty Buckley Quotes

I have never experienced racism in the feminist movement, so it concerned me to think that I was unable to see the subject clearly because I came from white, middle-class privilege.

Betty Buckley

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RacismMeThinkWhitePrivilegeSee

The question I am most often asked is how do I find my ideas? The answer is I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally, people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on.

Jean Fritz

GoodCharacterHistoryPastStepMe

I think we all share a view about wanting to make sure we have a healthy river and we're looking forward to the plan and in the lead-up to that we've agreed to speak again.

Jay Weatherill

RiverLooking ForwardLookingForward

My parents had a difficult divorce. My dad had to take a backseat for a few years, and my grandfather came in. He was also my inspiration for becoming an actor. I really respected him.

Christian Camargo

ParentsDivorceGrandfatherActor

My sister and I fought a lot when we were kids. I was the little bratty sister, and she would kind of walk away, not wanting to be associated with me.

Annette Bening

WalkMeSisterKindSheLittle

The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings in the tepid events when a convention is now essentially a human drama and only that.

William Greider

PoliticalDramaNowUnderstandHuman

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

Thomas Shadwell

FoolWorldHasteThing

Awakenings occur when we lose faith in the viability of our institutions and the authority of our leaders. Religious and spiritual awakening gives people a new vision of themselves, which is then transplanted into social action.

Marilyn Ferguson

FaithVisionSpiritualPeopleAction

My gay audience has been with me from the beginning.

Kylie Minogue

BeginningMeGayAudienceBeen

When I see great boxers, it's like reading a wonderful poem.

Liam Neeson

GreatReadingSeeI SeeWonderful

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Ken Follett

FactMostStoriesSomeBasis

I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the world of electrical engineering. I did well in college, loved the work I was doing, and soon found myself climbing the corporate ladder after graduation. I was one of the lucky ones.

Kimberly Bryant

WorkPassionScienceMyselfSchool

Clothes were terribly important in the '20s. They really were an arbiter of who you were and how much money you had: an indicator of social status.

Kerry Greenwood

MoneyClothesYouImportantStatus

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