Benefit Quote by Miranda Hart

Every man and woman in society has one big duty. That is, to take care of his or her own self. This is a…

— William Graham Sumner

I might take what I do very seriously, but at least I'm doing something, rather than sitting on my arse and being no-one.

— Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi

“Time for an exercise, which I shall call 'Say It Out Loud With Miranda'. Please take a moment to sit back, breathe and intone:…

— Miranda Hart

“When you've lived as long as I you'll see that every human being has his shell and that you must take the shell into…

— Henry James

“I've thought of myself a girl on several occasions because I like to polish shoes and find household tasks amusing. There was once even…

— Robert Walser

“Misogynists have often reproached intellectual women for 'letting themselves go'; but they also preach to them: if you want to be our equals, stop…

— Simone de Beauvoir

In the industry, I am judged by what I wear. If I want to be taken seriously, I have to hire a team of…

— Swara Bhaskar

In my experience, women who are taken seriously take themselves seriously. It's not what you wear.

— Sheila Heti

If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty…

— Samuel Johnson

When a woman dresses modestly, I can take her seriously as a woman because she doesn’t look like she’s begging for attention. She knows…

— Jason Evert

I don't think a person should take herself seriously unless she is alone.

— Jennifer Stone

“The Art of Self, I've learned, is indispensable to material success but corrosive to the human spirit. What's more, much of the misery in…

— Lionel Fisher