Christina Baker Kline Quotes
Many people, for many reasons, feel rootless - but orphans and abandoned or abused children have particular cause.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
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Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
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Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there.
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Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
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My looks vary, but I definitely think about it and plan. I like to shop, too, so I'm always mixing it up. But normally, I'll be wearing something like a college T-shirt and a sweater, something like that. But I definitely have to plan.
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We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that the only way to preserve our freedom is to hand it over to the government for safekeeping.
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All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
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Reproductive health decisions should be made by a woman and her doctor. Any efforts to undermine women's reproductive rights must stop.
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Where you live matters: there's only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence: for whatever you're doing, there's usually only one place where the top people go. You should go there. Don't settle for anywhere else. Meeting my heroes and learning from them gave me a huge advantage. Your heroes are part of your circle too - follow them.
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I think what you learn, working on a film or TV set, is how to tune certain things out. You've got 60-100 people swirling around you, each of them with a very important job to do.
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I'd love to do a movie with Denzel Washington, or some action star such as Matt Damon or Mark Wahlberg would be really cool, too.
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It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.
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Many people, for many reasons, feel rootless - but orphans and abandoned or abused children have particular cause.
