Katori Hall Quotes
I never, ever read the comments below an article on the Web. People are mean. I'm a human being.
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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.
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I am a very reclusive, private person.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
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I left Beijing in the late 1980s to live in Hong Kong because, having been blacklisted by the government, I couldn't publish my works on the mainland.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
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Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music.
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I didn't really enjoy school in general.
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'I used to think the secret to a happy ending was to bring down the curtain at the exact right time. A moment after happiness, then everything's all wrong again.' p76
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I never, ever read the comments below an article on the Web. People are mean. I'm a human being.
