Alexandra Petri Quotes
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A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -
I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
Edmund Hillary -
I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for that. And in the process of learning about my culture, I've learned how to connect myself again to my ancestors.
Adam Beach -
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
Madeleine Albright -
There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.
Dan Glickman -
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
Karen Hughes
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Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.
Earl Derr Biggers -
Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
Call me crazy - I love elk meat!
Zoe Saldana -
I want to be like the patron saint of reality.
Fiona Apple -
I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.
Olivier Martinez -
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
Hal Borland
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In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can't even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. The name doesn't have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke.
Ville Valo HIM -
Growing up around British music, you realise how much depth there is to it... my stuff is different to the likes of Pitbull for that reason.
Calvin Harris -
You should do what you enjoy doing, what brings you passion. As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
J. Michael Straczynski -
I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself.
Patricia Cornwell -
I'm a flawed character... I viewed this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times.
Lance Armstrong -
That's the way we see life: your community is your survival. And if you live in a small community like this, even the people you hate you have as friends.
Carolyn Chute
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Sorry, but there is no pleasure in finding new ways of saying the same stuff about projects which tanked.
Alex Cox -
I must have been 3 years old or less, and I remember paging through these comics, trying to figure out the stories. I couldn't read the words, so I made up my own stories.
Daniel Clowes -
Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since.
Laura Bell Bundy -
Maybe his stuff was so good it made her think she could fly!
BarbaraNeely -
Millennials don't go to rallies.
Alexandra Petri