Quote by Emma Thompson
The only way you can have it all is by delegating all the running

The only way you can have it all is by delegating all the running of the home to other people – which I dont ever want to do… So you do it yourself, and it takes time and energy and effort. And if you give it the time, its profoundly enjoyable. – Emma Thompson

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A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all theyre thinking about is how they look. – Emma Thompson

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We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic. – Emma Thompson

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I dont think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think theres some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything. – Emma Thompson

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Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion. – Taslima Nasrin

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My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isnt some heroic thing. That doesnt mean it isnt confusing or difficult – especially that question of how you find a balance. – Jennifer Garner

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At home, growing up, we werent really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didnt have what we wanted. – Barbara Kingsolver

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The home is not the one tame place in the world of adventure. It is the one wild place in the world of rules and set tasks. – G. K. Chesterton

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