Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich
Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pede

Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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If you can attribute your success entirely to your own mental effort, to your own attitude, to some spiritual essence that you have that is better than other peoples, then that must feel pretty good. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Attitude
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It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and that human civilization will collapse when the number of, say, tax lawyers exceeds the worlds total population of farmers, weavers, fisherpersons, and pediatric nurses. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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My first big job was an Abercrombie &ampFitch campaign. But my mom wouldnt let me skip school for it, so I missed half of the shoot. When we got there, we realized Bruce Weber was the photographer we knew we had made a mistake! – Lauren Bush

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Mom thinks I live in this dream world where everybodys Ivana Trump. – Kathie Lee Gifford

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Last time I spoke to my mom she called me from a pay phone, and we didnt have the best talk. Ever since my stepdad passed away three years ago, she has been very depressed and hasnt been herself at all. – Eric West

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My mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death. – Eliza Dushku

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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson

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The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore. – Eric Alterman

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I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. – Jay London

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All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. – John Ruskin

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