Judith Martin (Miss Manners) Quotes
Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette.
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Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I've been asked too many times to write a book by the fans.
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I don't think about the media.
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.
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I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.
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American voters have to pay closer attention to politics if they want to avoid four years of whining about the outcome.
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It was kind of exciting being on the radio. Not everybody was on the radio.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage.
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As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy.
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I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
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I've been singing and writing songs only a little longer than acting. I really enjoy both.
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Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact. To the extent that the proclamation of emancipation is not fulfilled in fact, to that extent we shall have fallen short of assuring freedom to the free.
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As a follower of Jesus, I am called to work for justice and reconciliation, and to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I plan to focus my future work on human rights and religious freedom - both domestic and international - as well as matters of the culture and the American family.
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The more people learn about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the worse it looks.
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Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette.
