Katherine Boo Quotes
When your work is nonfiction about low-income communities, pretty much anything that's not nonfiction about low-income communities feels like a guilty pleasure.
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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
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A dead end street is a good place to turn around.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
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Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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If I was Sean Connery, I would have been macho.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.
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Down through the centuries, the Czech Republic, the territory of the Czech Republic has been a place of cultural exchange.
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I don't think the alternative to Yale is jail by any means. On the other hand, there is a mass of research that does show that there are real advantages to your subsequent career in going to selective institutions.
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There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.
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I don't eat a lot of junk food anymore, but I sure remember it. I used to go through boxes of Little Debbies. I liked Star Crunch, and of course those oatmeal pies.
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When your work is nonfiction about low-income communities, pretty much anything that's not nonfiction about low-income communities feels like a guilty pleasure.
