Mary Beard Quotes
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There's a difference between what I would like to have been and what I would have been. I always fantasized about being a reforming judge or prison governor (I think that the UK penal system is a disgrace) - but it's fantasy.
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If being a decent soul is being maternal, then fine. I'll call it human.
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It doesn’t much matter what line of argument you take as a woman. If you venture into traditional male territory, the abuse comes anyway. It’s not what you say that prompts it - it’s the fact that you are saying it.
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Action without study is fatal.
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Fame is fickle. If the media turn against me, I will just have more time in the library. Not bad as a fate.
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