Sarah Vowell Quotes
The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed.
Quotes to Explore
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.
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Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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The tempo is the suitcase. If the suitcase is too small, everything is completely wrinkled. If the tempo is too fast, everything becomes so scrambled you can't understand it.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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I always laugh a lot when I see the dramas that I end up doing. I see myself behaving very seriously and I'm like, 'What is this?'
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
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Education must be the only sector that hasn't already been completely revolutionized by technology.
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I have a lot of fun writing for artists, but I'm learning to apply that fun to myself.
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Common sense to one person might be something different to another.
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If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.
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I always do a lot of work around characters to make them real people because, oftentimes, they really are a sliver of a person. Even with truly wonderful writers, women characters are there to emote, and they're often incredibly chaste or worthy. Or they're a 'different type of woman', which is the worst.
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All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.
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The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed.
