Katherine Waterston Quotes
I look back at my adolescence, and I'm shocked at the things I did that were my idea of adult behavior.
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More than once, I've wished my real life had a delete key.
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I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.
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Writing can be a very solitary profession, and when deadlines are looming, it's tempting to glue myself to my desk, but I try to make sure I get out a few times a month with friends just so I don't forget what it means to be social.
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When I started off, I didn't only ride to fame on my looks though many people I know think otherwise.
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I'm always very uncomfortable with people. It's something that I get upset with myself for, but that's the way I am. But I love people. And when I'm on the stage, I can embrace people and still feel safe.
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So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent.
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'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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It's a violation of federal law for an officer or an employee of the United States government to make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding the amount we've appropriated.
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I want to do theatre and film and direct my own things and develop.
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The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.
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I ask for a lot of advice from different fathers - all kinds of dads.
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I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
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A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.
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Language is often changed by writers. We speak English today because Chaucer chose to write in the language of the common people, rather than the Latin or French used by those who were educated. James Joyce had an almost equally profound effect on language when he wrote about the inner self, rather than the outer self.
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Men tuned into women but not tuned into their own hurts usually retained the attitude that women needed special protection.
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The challenge is shifting our appreciation: being willing to give up some of dad’s money for more of dad’s love. And, in the process, altering the psyche that makes him lovable.
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It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered as a hairdo.
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Retire? Me? I'll go when they get tired of me at Old Trafford or when I can no longer do the job.
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State and local government, with financial support from the federal government, should offer a program to educate and train foster children for employment and provide them with financial assistance, as needed, until they reach age 21.
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If you perform on a stage or you sing a song, it's like you sing your song, and then the words go into the air, and then they go into somebody's body through their ears, so it's kind of like penetrating somebody. It's kind of like having sex with somebody - but, obviously, from a great distance.
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Your connections might get you in the door, but it won't keep you there. And if you haven't prepared, you'll suck.
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The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known as the 'user pay' principle. Every effort should be made to link the payment of taxes or fees to the cost associated with the government service.
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Without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven. Heaven is a holy place. The Lord of heaven is a holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Holiness is written on everything in heaven... How shall we ever be at home and happy in heaven if we die unholy?
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I look back at my adolescence, and I'm shocked at the things I did that were my idea of adult behavior.
