Mary Karr Quotes
When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature of being human and wanting stuff we don't always get.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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Every group has its idiosyncrasies, but at a certain point we all are human.
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I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.'
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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There's an energy in an urban core that you just don't get anywhere else.
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Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese. It would emerge slightly burned and very crisp on top.
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Things that appear on the front page of the newspaper as 'fact' are far more dangerous than the games played by a novelist, and can lead to wars.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.
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'No Bones' has some reverb that I kick around.
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Just stay real and stay a real person.
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I knew what I wanted to do in sport from the age of nine.
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Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.
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It is now possible to quantify people's levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy.
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Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if you don't know a lot about them.
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When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature of being human and wanting stuff we don't always get.
