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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I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there.
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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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Who lacks confidence speaks lies more readily.
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To not run a venture into the ground, entrepreneurs need to learn what it takes to succeed.
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People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads and the work songs had gone sterile.
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Why would I worry about getting older - what's to moan about?
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I got more money than I can spend now.
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By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
