Patti Davis Quotes
I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that. I didn't know what else to do about it except write about it.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
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When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.
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Quiet is the new loud.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Now that we've transitioned to more Smart TVs, where people are broadcasting their cable box, I hope that Geek & Sundry is something that people will click on in the future, knowing that they're going to get content that they love.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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I think you leave your imprint on every screenplay. I like to bring my experience as a woman to all my female characters that hopefully makes them a little more layered and complex.
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You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a specific individual that you're talking about, not that whole class of people.
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I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.
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The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people. As human beings, our purpose is to live meaningful lives, to develop a warm heart. There is meaning in being everyone's friend. The real source of peace amongst our families, friends and neighbours is love and compassion.
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I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I'm just genuinely interested in the difference between the First World and the Third World, immigration, and how the new, globalized world is beginning to operate. All of those things run through my mind a lot.
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I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that. I didn't know what else to do about it except write about it.
