Christina Baker Kline Quotes
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.
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We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don't think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
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The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
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It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the denial of the right of petition.
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Gloves make you so much more delicate.
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I'm one of the culprits who keeps turning stuff around, shaking up original tunes and trying to stand the canon on its ear. But sometimes, you just need to sing the song.
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When you're 20 years old and you're making points with volume and dynamism, it's a fantastic thing to do.
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I know every child thinks of their mother as superwoman; I certainly did.
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My mother asks when I will do some theatre, and there is something about getting your 15 minute call. That is what you become an actor for - performing in front of people and getting the love from the audience.
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My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
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My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.
