Sarah Vowell Quotes
History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.
Quotes to Explore
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The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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I say, you work eight hours, and you sleep eight hours - be sure they're not the same eight hours.
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I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.
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Growing up in Australia, space exploration wasn't something I was too aware of.
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For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe.
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I was one of those weird children that just couldn't talk to people, so I kind of had to make myself be not like that because I knew it was going to hinder me.
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What I would not do is flaunt my Indianess by wearing a saree to work everyday, because it distracts from the job. So, I would not do that. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Social events are different. If I feel comfortable in a saree for a social event, I wear it.
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Capitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self-destruction.
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Rather than allowing jihadists to shut down debate, it must proliferate so much that they simply cannot kill us all.
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If it's not working before you get married, marriage isn't going to fix it.
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If those people in power never made any mistakes, we'd be done for as a democracy. But people keep making mistakes. History is a series of mistakes.
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Sorry if i spit on ya'll... I kinda have a problem with doing that.
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A painter is always overjoyed when anybody pays any attention to him at all, puts him in any category, calls him anything - as long as they call him something.
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We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.
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History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.
