Carson McCullers Quotes
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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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For decades, scholars have studied the ways in which implicit biases affect how we perceive other people in this multiethnic society of ours. The data consistently shows that about 90 percent of us possess some implicit prejudices - and, unsurprisingly, people typically favor their own group.
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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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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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In essence, capitalist systems are a mechanism by which economies may generate growth in knowledge - with much uncertainty in the process, owing to the incompleteness of knowledge.
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.
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I write novels, mostly historical ones, and I try hard to keep them accurate as to historical facts, milieu and flavor.
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The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel.
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I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big splash on the runway.
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A border collie saved me once when I was pinned under a horse in Colorado. And once when I went through the ice, one of my sled dogs saw me go under, and she got the rest of the team, and they pulled me out of 12 feet of water. I think that dogs offer the only form of unconditional love that's available to humans.
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I've loved cartoons all along. Most people outgrow that when they hit 10 or 12, I guess, but I never did. I'm not sure why.
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You're never really cancer-free and I should have known that.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.
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I have met many people, and everyone's impression of me is based on my career.
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It was quite a shot in the head to do the album and then have it shot down by nonmusical idiots.
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I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school.
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Delhi is full of energy. It is special to me because I have shot my first film here, and it is closer to my home town Chandigarh. I love the food, the vibe, and the people here.
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I must go home periodically to renew my sense of horror.
