Karen Cushman Quotes
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The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.
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We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
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Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
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Monkeys don't enjoy or appreciate flavours. Experts have told us that human beings are the only beings that can appreciate food at this higher level and the only living beings that cook.
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We are already experiencing the symptoms of climate change, especially with a hotter and drier climate in southern Australia - the rush to construct desalination plants is an expensive testament to that.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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I toured with Lady Gaga, and her choreographer is incredibly talented and develops some crazy routines. Lady Gaga is very involved in the dancing, too, and she always wants to have creative input. I had an incredible time with her!
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A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.
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Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
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I just keep happy and help the team when I get an opportunity.
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My parents are artists and have always instilled great pride in understanding of various backgrounds.
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I get pretty grumpy about TV.
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All of our early hits, 'Danke Schoen' and 'Red Roses,' were produced by Bobby Darin.
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I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.
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Let's be realistic – 90% of superheroes are male. Personally, I prefer Superman, Batman and Spider-Man to Wonder Woman. Not that I don't like female superheroes, but watching male superheroes gives me a high.
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With acting, I started very young, and I'd performed for a lot of children in boarding schools, late at night after the dormitory lights were out. I'd have a flashlight, and I'd be Count Dracula, or Shakespeare, or Yogi Bear, and leap from bunk to bunk. I loved the laughter; I liked the way it made people feel.
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This is what makes sports so amazing, that we can start a discussion around a table, in the newspaper, in the magazines, that will get people's attention. And that's what sports does.
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Religion is not something separate and apart from ordinary life. It is life - life of every kind viewed from the standpoint of meaning and purpose: life lived in the fuller awareness of its human quality and spiritual significance.
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Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?
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Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
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I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.
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A person who finds silence and solitude boring is a person who is himself boring, empty of anything worth consideration.
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My parents not only did it for a living, but they were really good at it.
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Just because you don't know everything don't mean you know nothing.
