Kathryn Stockett Quotes
That white uniform was her 'pass' to get into white places with us - the grocery store, the state fair, the movies. Even though this was the 70s and the segregation laws had changed, the 'rules' had not.
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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People will tell you that you can't do it, no matter what you are trying to do, so you just have to really keep at it.
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I remember, growing up, if something big - God forbid - happened, the first jokes you heard on the subject came out of Jersey.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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We won't be in any reggae publications or websites.
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You don't just have a story - you're a story in the making, and you never know what the next chapter's going to be. That's what makes it exciting.
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Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.
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To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
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The thing that's great about those guys at Miramax is the Weinstein brothers. They are the two funniest guys I've ever met in my life.
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I was never someone that was attached to any party. You know, I've always been an independent person. I'd like to remain like that.
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I usually spend Valentines Day with my friends. But if I did have a girlfriend, I'd bring her flowers and candy.
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If you stand up for women, then don't bash me.
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I don't want to be able to see the audience.
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I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick of portobello mushrooms. People are like, 'A vegetarian's coming to dinner,' so they serve those.
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Any government has to be friendly with investors and the business community. They provide jobs, new investments; they keep the country running.
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We benefited from living with Bernard Leach, because suddenly all of his friends became our acquaintances.
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That white uniform was her 'pass' to get into white places with us - the grocery store, the state fair, the movies. Even though this was the 70s and the segregation laws had changed, the 'rules' had not.
