Katherine Ryan Quotes
I've always been attracted to comedy that was really close to the line and made people a little uncomfortable, because that's where progress comes from.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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Growing up, I always wanted to sing.
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I think I felt at some point that I couldn't understand poetry or that it was beyond me or it didn't speak to my experience. I think that was because I hadn't yet found the right poems to invite me in.
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In sailing, I single-hand, and I want to do the Horn. The Horn is the maximum expression of sailing, the way the Iditarod is the maximum expression of running dogs. It's not to write about it; it's to experience the maximum thing.
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The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.
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I used to be a street singer in San Francisco.
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When a moment in front of me appears to be particularly special, whether it be by beauty or experience, I capture it. I usually find a reason to justify taking that photo - symmetry, or color, or contrast - and it's my hope that my photography sheds light onto what I see and do on a daily basis.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I've always been attracted to comedy that was really close to the line and made people a little uncomfortable, because that's where progress comes from.
