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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Take risks and try new things.
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My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.
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I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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There was a willow hanging over the mill-pool and I learned to climb it. It belonged to a butcher on the Stratford Road, I think. One day they cut it down. They didn't do anything with it: the log just lay there. I never forgot that.
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If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.
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By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
