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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I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within.
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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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If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
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Major Lazer has always been a culture mashup, and to us, India feels like some kind of special creature with one foot in history and one firmly in the future.
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Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you.
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I was so shy and when my sister was born I found it hard. I was really strange and kind of too quiet.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave - with both ends kicked out.
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By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
