Karin Slaughter Quotes
When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better than turning off and getting lost.
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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Insight enables you make sure you don't allow negative beliefs to get permanently set in your thinking - just the same way you wouldn't want fractured bones to be permanently set into place.
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Sometimes justice is at its most merciful when it's blind.
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I am so grateful that I accepted the offer to do 'CSI,' but it was like being shot out of a cannon, and it was so different from anything that I have ever done.
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I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I don't know... they just didn't do it for me.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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If the constitution goes, I go.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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I remember back in the '90s, I used to feel criticized by women for not having children. Like there must be something wrong with me.
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At the age of 16 I started performing with a dance band in the evenings and began earning more money than my father, but he was pleased for me.
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I'd love to get played on the radio, but it just doesn't happen.
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When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better than turning off and getting lost.
