Ally Carter Quotes
It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth.
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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If Obama fails to win reelection, let the blame be first laid at the door of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who at a pivotal point threw gasoline on the flames by comparing angry American citizens to Nazis.
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I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts.
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My life is not perfect.
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Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
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I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.
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A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.
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The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.
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I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
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I found them uncomfortable and after that I decided to continue running barefoot because I found it more comfortable. I felt more in touch with what was happening - I could actually feel the track.
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But people like to say, Oh, it's in the blood. But art comes from nowhere. It comes from a vague, scary place. It's scary because you don't know when it's coming or if it will ever come again. It's this Other.
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An evil nature wielding great authority brings misfortune upon the community.
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I didn't say a bad thing about 'Politico' in my book.
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Longevity, for a columnist, is a simple proposition: Once you start, you don't stop. You do it until you die or can no longer put a sentence together. It has always been my intention to die at my desk, although my most cherished ambition is to outlive the estate tax.
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I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.
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The soil in return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free.
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I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.
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It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth.
