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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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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.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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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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I think comedy has to be very fearless, or it just gets bland.
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Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.
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Lila is right, one writes not so much to write, one writes to inflict pain on those who wish to inflict pain. The pain of words against the pain of kicks and punches and the instruments of death.
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People who face too many demands - two careers, two children - often scale back somehow. The Obamas scaled up.
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Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other 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.
