Caroline Knapp Quotes
Me, I walk along and feel quietly defensive, a recluse in the Land of We. That's quite the loaded word, 'we.'

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Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English.
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If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.
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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
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A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.
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I was very proud to be at 'The Wall Street Journal'. I have nothing bad to say about it. I had a great run there. In what turned out to be the final years of my tenure there, 'AllThingsD' occupied me more and more and was much more fun.
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Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry.
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There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads.
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I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de partie; when I was a chef de partie, I wanted to be a chef; when I was a chef, I wanted to be a restaurateur, and now I am a chef entrepreneur. I am still fulfilling my dream.
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I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!
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Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that I'm working in.
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It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.
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We were doing the dance routine and I dislocated my knee. I've been doing stunts for a long time and it's kind of weird that I'd dislocate my knee just dancing.
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You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.
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Our actions are the results of our intentions and our intelligence.
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I'm an actor first and foremost; it's my first love and passion.
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I'll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do.
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Cannon, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.
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I have notebooks all over the place. I write little stories for my cabaret.
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The Church is now more like the Scribes and Pharisees than like Christ... What are now called the 'essential doctrines' of the Christian religion he does not even mention.
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Me, I walk along and feel quietly defensive, a recluse in the Land of We. That's quite the loaded word, 'we.'