Katori Hall Quotes
I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.
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Funny is an attitude.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.
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I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
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Death always seems to be around me.
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I played cello in my high school orchestra.
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My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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First, we will focus on the privatization of small and medium sized enterprises, followed by the medium size industry and then we will move on to the heavy industry.
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I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.
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My best friend is my husband.
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I realized that if you try to be the perfect mom, perfect wife, perfect actress, you start to feel overwhelmed. You shut down. I got that really fast... I was running back and forth from breast-feeding to filming a scene, overextending myself on every level. I realized I have to make priorities, and my family is number one no matter what.
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I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese-American community, but also the community at large.
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The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
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Our people went out every single night trying to stop crime before it happened, trying to take people off the street that they believed were involved in crime. That made us a very aggressive, proactive police department.
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I took LSD and listened to Coltrane a lot; a lot of people did.
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I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.
