Carson McCullers Quotes
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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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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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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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If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa.
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I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was majorly into jazz, which was absolutely a big influence on me, even if it was more subconsciously as a kid.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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Do we need Medicare reform? Yes we do.
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The first rounds of a tournament are always tricky because playing tennis takes a lot out of you.
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Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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I'm not a vampire movie fan, per se. That's not to say that I haven't enjoyed movies with vampires in them.
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Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.
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A lot of my favourite books - I should say, not much happens in the books! It's much more about the points of view of the author more than anything else.
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I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.
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There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfortunes with fortitude, when the whole world is looking on.... He who, without friends to encourage or even without hope to alleviate his misfortunes, can behave with tranquility and indifference, is truly great.
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It'd be great to do some other TV. 'Breaking Bad' is definitely my home, but I'd love to have a nice hiatus gig, like a recurring role. Or to do a good film. I'd like to do a Woody Allen movie. I really didn't have a plan, and that's okay with me.
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We need to rediscover the idea of the common good and work together to build a home.
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I do not have any home. So why should I be homesick?
