Barbara Kingsolver Quotes
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My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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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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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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The commitments, schedule and sponsor appearances don't change. It gets more busy, because you get more popular, and the more popular you are, it actually gets more busy. They're like, 'Yeah, let's use her, she's hot right now. Let's do a shoot!'
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Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.
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The Thought Police: To censor and protect.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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Even the most meticulous historians work subjectively. The historian's point of view, his or her selection of subject and sources, the emphasis, the tone - all of these lead to subjective history, inevitably so. I do not say this as a criticism, merely as an observation.
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I got to work alongside Alexandra Shipp, who plays Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse', so that was really cool for me.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
