Alexandra Petri Quotes
By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
Quotes to Explore
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Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he's noticed.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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I said I wanted to strap guns on an El Camino. When I brought it up at a meeting, they said great. I realized there's no adult in the room.
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My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.
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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.
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I support capital punishment. But let's be clear: It's a decision for each state to make.
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It's funny how things change slowly, until the day we realize they've changed completely.
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My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my legs.
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One of the great things about Lanai is that the weather is always fabulous. Always 82 degrees and sunny. The problem is that, like California now, Lanai needs more water.
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The question of whether or to what extent human activities are causing global warming is not a matter of ideology, let alone of belief. The issue is simply one of risk management.
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When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
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Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.
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As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
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The Jewish people have been in exile for 2,000 years; they have lived in hundreds of countries, spoken hundreds of languages and still they kept their old language, Hebrew. They kept their Aramaic, later their Yiddish; they kept their books; they kept their faith.
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Não tenho ambições nem desejosSer poeta não é uma ambição minhaÉ a minha maneira de estar sozinho.
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My message on immigration is that the people who want to come to this country, by and large, even those who have done it illegally, are coming for the right reasons, not to take advantage of our welfare system.
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Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I think the players will always attend the World Cup. But for the fans, and also for most players, the Olympics and Asian Games will become more important. Nobody will look forward to the World Cup with anticipation.
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I am nice, yeah. I'm cool. But I'm no push-over. And if someone gets one over on me, they've done it when my eyes were closed, and it doesn't happen twice.
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From ignorance our comfort flows.The only wretched are the wise.
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You simply cannot hang a millionaire in America.
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By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
