Kathryn Stockett Quotes
As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say that really weren't in her character. She was older, soft-spoken, and she started showing some attitude.
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People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.
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I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
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I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.
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I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. It's a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and that's why corrective action here is necessary.
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We have a great country, we are a great nation - let us trust in it.
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Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty 'surya namaskars' in a row.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.
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I see a lot of scripts, and very few of them leap off the page at you.
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Mankind is not special by virtue of our address in the universe, or what spins around us, or because life originated here. Slowly, but surely, we've been compelled to renounce the comfort of these beliefs.
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I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.
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She'll turn her music on you You won't have to think twiceShe's pure as New York snow She's got Bette Davis eyes
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She does not know how little anyone cares to separate wheat from chaff, when all anyone wants to do is burn a field.
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If a 25-year old can't read and write and he or she isn't gaining marketable skills, it doesn't matter if a Republican or a Democrat is in the White House. His or her future will be bleak.
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Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole 'Screw you, I'm awesome for what I do' attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of.
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You can't teach a hunter it's wrong to kill.
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As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say that really weren't in her character. She was older, soft-spoken, and she started showing some attitude.
