Katherine Dunn Quotes
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People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
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I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as one might put it, me can do, but I cannot do the things that me would like to do.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
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The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
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I like pencil skirts because they hug me in all the right places.
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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.
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Over the next decade, there will be disruption as significant as the Internet was for publishing, where blockchain is going to disrupt dozens of industries, one being capital markets and Wall Street.
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Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints.
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Alienum aes homini ingenuo acerba est servitus.
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Your goal in life should be to enjoy the highest levels of health and energy possible. This requires that you eat the right foods and fewer of them. It requires you to get regular exercise and move every joint of your body daily. To enjoy superb physical health, you must get lots of rest and recreation. Above all, you maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.
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So the real drama for me is balancing live performances and writing, and one of the ways I balance it is I write in hotel rooms. That's not exactly balancing. Actually, writing in hotel rooms means that I'm refusing to deal with the problem.
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It is good to connect to someone who reminds you that you have some real authenticity.
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Papa had looked bad last time. This time he looked like Death's rectum.
