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I was sent to a nice Church of England girls school and at that ti

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary – prior to marriage. – Kate Adie

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But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for. – Kate Adie

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Freedom
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I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism. – Kate Adie

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Freedom
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It wasnt glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didnt merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought. – Kate Adie

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famous
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I know Im guilty of and I think a lot of people are guilty of sort of getting starry-eyed with love and sort of looking over the bad things and keep going and you dont really prepare for how much work marriage really is. – John Krasinski

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I would love to have the same rights as everybody else. I would love, I dont care if its called marriage. I dont care if its called, you know, domestic partnership. I dont care what its called. – Ellen DeGeneres

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I firmly believe in marriage. Its a real important decision that takes a lot of dedication and time. If youre thinking about divorce. You shouldnt get married. – Seth Green

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Originally marriage meant the sale of a woman by one man to another; now most women sell themselves though they have no intention of delivering the goods listed in the bill of sale. – Robert Graves

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Marriage

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