Karen Thompson Walker Quotes
I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of my life.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
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At 17, I wanted to be a rock star.
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I'm suspicious of too much certainty in the pursuit of understanding just because I think people are limited in their understanding.
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People are scrambling to figure out how they can prolong the life of an album. But as long as the shelf space continues to shrink at retail, there's just no room for them anymore... which is fine with me! I would love to be the next person in country to just release digital singles, but I think we're probably a little ways from that.
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Adulthood is hell.
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Creating work for the time that one lives in means no retro thinking. It can and hopefully does mean timelessness.
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I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of my life.
