Alexandra Petri Quotes
Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves.Alexandra Petri
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To live in New York is to see the world as it is to come.
Karan Mahajan -
My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
Damian Lewis -
My view is that innovation has declined in the everyday processes that businesses tinker with incrementally as they try to become more productive over time.
Edmund Phelps -
With 'Dance Moms' in L.A., we film on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. When we film in Pittsburgh, we film the same days, but we still dance in our studio when we're not filming, so I'm dancing every day except Sunday.
Maddie Ziegler -
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
Ovid -
Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
Victor Ponta
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
Patrick deWitt -
When I was little, I got into a little accident, and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes.
Fetty Wap -
I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
Olivia Colman -
It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.
Wendell Berry -
My dad is afraid of my laugh.
Halston Sage -
I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.
Taraji P. Henson -
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
P. D. James -
From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the differences are limited. For example, Python and Ruby provide almost the same power to the programmer.
Yukihiro Matsumoto -
The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.
Ednita Nazario -
When you have a voice, and you have an opportunity at the world level to be able to speak, it has to be right.
Caitlyn Jenner -
I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
Vincent Cassel
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Food rules. Little rivals the pleasure of tearing into a glistening burger.
Mary H.K. Choi -
With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world.
Alfred de Musset -
The path that leads from the persona to the self, from the adult to the outlaw, consists of learning to distinguish between false desire and true desire, or superficial desire and profound desire, or obsessive desire and free passion, … or illusory needs and real needs.
Sam Keen -
I would like to be known as someone who was really sweet but also knowledgeable in all areas of life.
Kristen Schaal -
You've got to give your past attention, but you've got to forgive yourself, acknowledge what you did wrong, and be a man, taking responsibility. You can't not fly anymore because of the things you've been through. You've got to believe in a brighter future, that better version of yourself.
Jon Jones -
Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves.
Alexandra Petri