Garrison Keillor Quotes
It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town, out on the edge of the prairie...
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.
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I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.
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No intelligent man wears a moustache voluntarily - you can write that down.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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More than 70 percent of seniors are asking for more time. It is long overdue for Congress to listen and make sure that seniors have a prescription drug plan that works for them.
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I have my dad's shape. No booty.
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I don't go out anywhere. I don't go to nightclubs, so meeting somebody in the nightclub is out of question.
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The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young.
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I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes, but there you are - that's what the rules of the game are for.
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Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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Today, there is no excuse for any one of us to sit back and go, "Ugh! There's nothing I can do about it."Because there is always something that can be done.
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I need to ask the questions the people at home want answered.
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You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.
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No matter where I go, I want to carry my family.
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The family is not just the basic unit of society; it is the basic unit of eternity.
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It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town, out on the edge of the prairie...
