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Being a single woman is like going off to war.
Zoe Lister-Jones
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Zoe Lister-Jones
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 1
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Zoe G. Lister-Jones
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My mom's a great cook but I wasn't really allowed a lot of sugar or junk. That has served me well in my life.
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There are a lot of great organizations who are fighting for food and environmental safety in this country. The Environmental Working Group, Just Label It, Food Democracy Now, and the Center for Food Safety, to name a few.
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At this moment, glyphosate is the biggest threat. And because of its overuse, we are seeing the emergence of superweeds, which have grown resistant to glyphosate. This has led to biotech corporations developing even more toxic herbicides, including 2,4-D, one of the main components of Agent Orange.
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There are certain women who are sexually driven and they can compartmentalize it from an emotional attachment.
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I have a hard time waiting for things to happen.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a lot of money and power in Washington. So it's a classic David versus Goliath story, where corporate lobbying outweighs consumers' rights.
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For the most part, for me and my friends, there's always an emotional attachment that clouds women's judgment.
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Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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I try to make a lot of time for friends and family because I think that's really important and for pleasurable experiences.
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I’m a big lipstick girl- I’m old school that way.
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I grew up in a financially insecure place because I knew that my parents were following their dreams which has pros and cons. It was actually my mom who encouraged me to go to acting school because I was really afraid to put all my eggs in that basket.
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Most single women have been in that situation where there is a silent guy in your group. You don't see him as boyfriend material. He's just there, but you know all the same people.
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I was never shielded from the realities of what it meant to be an artist and that made me afraid to be an artist because I wanted to know that my life was secure.
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