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The strong bond of sisterhood was a famous trait in classical art and literature about Amazons. But it was modern people who interpreted that as a sexual preference for women. That started in the 20th century. The Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva declared that Amazons were symbolic of lesbianism in antiquity.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: About Antiquity Art Bond Century Classical Famous Interpreted Literature Modern People Poet Preference Russian Sexual Sisterhood Started Strong Symbolic Trait Were Who Women 20Th Century

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Before I began concentrating on writing, in my free time I was an artist, making and selling etchings illustrating stories based on my readings in classical literature.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Artist Based Before Began Classical Concentrating Free Free Time Literature Making Readings Selling Stories Time Writing

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Unlike settled, patriarchal societies such as classical Greece and Rome, where women stayed home to weave and mind children, the lives of nomadic steppe tribes centered on horses and archery.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Archery Centered Children Classical Greece Home Horses Lives Mind Patriarchal Rome Settled Societies Stayed Tribes Unlike Weave Where Women

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All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can dance to is dance music. I don't care if it's classical, funk, salsa, reggae, calypso; it's all dance music.

~Afrika Bambaataa

Topics: Anything Care Classical Dance Dance Music Funk House Just Music People Reggae Techno Think You

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Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.

~Ahmad Jamal

Topics: Artists Base Built Classical Classical Music End European Fail Great Industry Jazz Many Music Other Realize Recording So-Called Spectrum Well

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One way to become more attractive as an employer to millennials is to offer different kinds of contracts - not only the classical contract of indefinite duration, but also to be open to having more contractors and flexibility.

~Alain Dehaze

Topics: Also Attractive Become Classical Contract Contractors Contracts Different Different Kinds Duration Employer Flexibility Having Indefinite Kinds Millennials More Offer One Way Only Open Way

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Classical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate. You can mix two styles and get fusion; any more, and you just get confusion.

~Alain Ducasse

Topics: Any Classical Confusion Cooking Fusion Get Just Mix Molecular More Remain Separate Should Styles Two You

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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.

~Alan Dean Foster

Topics: Actions Activities Basketball Characters Classical Classical Music Diving Engage Enjoy Go Heavy Heavy Metal Hobbies Least Listening Many Metal Music Once Once A Year Play Play Basketball Really Sense Through Too Traditional Try Year

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Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.

~Alan Price

Topics: Ability Classical Emotional Fantastic Music Themes Translate

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It's interesting - Pluto's almost a brand unto itself. It's the farthest. It's the most diminutive of the classical planets. It's been maligned by astronomers. It's always the one with all the question marks in the back of the textbook in the table. I think children identify with it because it's smaller, kind of cute.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Almost Always Back Because Been Brand Children Classical Cute Farthest Identify Interesting Itself Kind Marks Most Planets Pluto Question Smaller Table Textbook Think Unto I Think

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