Karin Slaughter Quotes
It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
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I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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Being typecast is the enemy of any actor, so if you can try to do something that flips on the head peoples' ideas of who you are or what you can do, that's my biggest aim.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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I watch 'Entourage.' I aspire the good life that they live and lead. Honestly, I am just trying to be me by trying to do good films, have fun at it and trying to work with good directors, and, of course, I am a bit of a silent party boy, also. I have my share of fun sometime, too.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women do.
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The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
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I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.
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There are no secrets - I've been fighting around 154 lbs and 155 lbs, so I feel comfortable at this weight. This is my weight class.
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When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen.
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Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
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What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.
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I got around a lot, and lots of people talked to me. I salted down stories by the barrel load.
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I thought it was really odd at how much people freaked out at Katrina. You'd think they'd be worried about something important. 'Oh my God, look! George Bush is just appointing all his friends into office and we're in an unfounded war...' But no- 'Fuck that! That nigger's stealing some potato chips!'
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The aircraft that blew up the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington conveyed several messages to the world, of which one of the least remarked is this: the Muslims of the world are suffering.
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It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude.
