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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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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I love dive bars, old movie theaters, live music and good food. The simplest things in life for me are the most important.
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The luxury that I have is I'm not career-minded, I just live from one film to the next. For a time, I was making documentaries, and all my documentaries were winning awards and stuff, and then I lost interest in documentaries.
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It rose slowly like a gull sensing a reckless blue fish to close to the surface, and then it dived relentlessly for the green, kicked and stopped three feet short of the flag.
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To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.
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I always find cardio the most monotonous. Running on a treadmill shows me why hamsters are so crazy.
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You don't find a style. A style finds you...
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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.
