Katherine Waterston Quotes
I wonder sometimes if I've got in the habit of only being courageous when someone else has written the words I have to say.
Quotes to Explore
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Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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If you ask the government to solve all of your problems, it's a bit like asking your wife to cook and clean, to raise the children, to hold down a second job to help with the family finances, to keep her parents happy and well and keep your parents happy and well, and to also - to do the lawn and clean the gutters.
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I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.
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I was a bit overweight as a teenager, which may be why I'm more comfortable playing with clothes than showing my body.
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What we have found is that we were the principal mediators in many cases between the Iraqis and their own security forces and their own government, and so you have to almost embrace that role.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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I don't hold grudges.
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There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression.
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I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them.
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I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
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I don't see myself in the political realm.
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I would like to confirm that Perri Reid was the only person who ever suggested that Chilli leave TLC.
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With the Larry Bertlemann portrait, I started with a photograph that I could use for it. I built the drawing's identity to serve as a graphic identity. After a number of sketches, I went into my own abstract vernacular of drawn lines and shapes to create the composition for the poster design.
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When you get to that point where you don't want to live, and you don't want to die, it's a desperate, horrible place to be. And I just hit my knees. And I had to use 'The Passion of the Christ' to heal my wounds.
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I wonder sometimes if I've got in the habit of only being courageous when someone else has written the words I have to say.
