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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse… — Simone de Beauvoir
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. — Simone de Beauvoir
Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things… — Beck
Not a single time have we gotten a right from Congress or from the President. We get them from God. — Glenn Beck
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few… — Joseph Addison
To live a life that is wrong for you is a form of dying. There are people who have lives that look perfect. They try… — Martha Beck
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. — Martha Beck
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from… — Martha Beck
Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you. — Martha Beck
You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school. — Martha Beck
Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems. — Martha Beck
I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in… — Martha Beck
Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help… — Martha Beck
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of… — Joseph Addison
An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person. — Joseph Addison
I find a lot of things kind of funny and I often say what's on my mind, and then get nine texts from all my… — Kate Beckinsale
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you… — Robert Foster Bennett
Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. — John Berger
Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. — John Berger
Hope is a contraband passed from hand to hand and story to story. — John Berger

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