Mary Karr Quotes
Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
Maajid Nawaz
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
J. Michael Straczynski
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People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
Madchen Amick
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
Madonna Breakfast Club
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
Gayle Forman
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I was born in East Germany, before the wall came down. We sort of escaped, I guess. I grew up all over the place. Germany, London, back and forth between Minnesota and Germany. I was sort of an army brat, but not in the army.
Falk Hentschel
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
Laetitia Casta
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
Gary Ackerman
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
Naomi Klein
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
Adam Peaty
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
Katharine Butler Hathaway
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
Eddie Marsan
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So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.
Kate Upton
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I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
Lady Gaga
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Let's set aside political gamesmanship and work together for the sake of our children.
Larry Hogan
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There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time.
Jackie DeShannon
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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
Cal Thomas
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
Laura Bush
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Money has never been my primary goal.
Bryan Cranston
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I've been really, really fortunate.
Joe Biden
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When I was a kid, I never spoke. I would sit under a table and not speak to anybody. No words for years.
Marianne Elliott
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The new fashion is to talk about the most private parts of your life; other fashion is to repent of your excesses and to criticize the drugs that made you happy in the other times.
Mick Jagger The Rolling Stones
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The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.
Mary Karr