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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I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.
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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 had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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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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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
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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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All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.
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Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.' That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.
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Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.
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Religion is a species of mental disease. It has always had a pathological reaction on mankind.
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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.
