Alexandra Petri Quotes
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Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.
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I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.
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Nowadays, with much more racial and ethnic mixing, we are seeing serial killers murdering a variety of victims; whoever comes along will most likely do.
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The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.
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When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.
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Every villain needs her story told.
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What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One day, someone will turn around and say, 'That was genius.'
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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I'm there on all the social networking sites, as it plays an important role.
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A lot of what I think I do as a director is try to give everything over to the actor. So I disappear.
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The community of masses of human beings has produced an order of life in regulated channels which connects individuals in a technically functioning organisation, but not inwardly from the historicity of their souls.
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The crowd's a really powerful force on the Internet, and people finally understand how to harness that.
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Every role is a new form of surrender.
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When I was really little, my favorite book was 'The BFG'. I read it - my teacher in, like, first grade read it to us. I love that book.
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When I decided to work with Krishna Vamsi, people around me were apprehensive about my decision. They warned me that I shouldn't work with an unsuccessful director.
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The first movie that I saw was Godzilla and I loved it.
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No acting, no production, could take the place of that moment when you come out in the dark on to the stage and the drummer plays four beats on the hi-hat and then lights and music. It just takes your breath away. No words can do what music can.
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Music was something I found on my own. I got my first guitar when I was around 10, and it just all developed over time.
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On the contrary, the legislation significantly expands the federal responsibility for health care costs.
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In every aspect of life, I consider myself incredibly fortunate.
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There is a lot of new research about how stress hormones affect your body and how you can work on giving your body as much of the good hormones as possible, because that heals your body. I am quite a rational person - so when someone could show me that there was a rational way of seeing fear in terms of stress hormones, it was easier for me to understand. I think all autoimmune diseases are very sensitive to stress. It is typical that the flares come after a period of emotional stress. The connection is quite clear.
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Journalists run many risks. It comes with the profession.
