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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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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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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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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The core character of Victorians is one of aspiration and ambition, and Victorians have, since first settlement days... demonstrated that core character over and over again.
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Good style - regardless of fads - means the thing that suits your body.
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The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom.
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Jeb Bush, I appreciate you. You a leader. You a Bush.
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Not even the apparently enlightened principle of the ‘greatest good for the greatest number’ can excuse indifference to individual suffering. There is no test for progress other than its impact on the individual.
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A whole set of values comes with fast food: Everything should be fast, cheap and easy; there's always more where that came from; there are no seasons; you shouldn't be paid very much for preparing food. It's uniformity and a lack of connection.
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The winners shouldn't necessarily win, and the losers shouldn't necessarily lose.
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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.
