Caroline Knapp Quotes
Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.
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I never understood the realism of an imaginary circumstance. While I was doing 'Smoke Signals,' I relied on my instinct and what I grew up with. I had this energy, but it was a one-dimensional thing.
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I always point out to my Passover guests that the Hebrews were not living in isolation. They were at the crossroads of several great, elaborate cultures with their own mythology and religion and art and architecture and cultural belief. In fact, so many of the mythologies of the world describe the same events, just from different points of view.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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One shouldn't know the future.
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I think comics are really part of The Zeitgeist. They reflect back to us the issues that we're concerned about in the time they are written.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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I don't think that my work is very moralistic - at least, I try to avoid that. I grew up with that sermonising tendency, and I don't think visual work operates like that.
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Seeing the bigger picture opens your eyes to what is the truth.
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When I first started making music, I was all about wordplay and how fast I could rap, but over the years, I've really gained an appreciation for melody. What's cool is that when you're singing, you have to be concise, and when you're rapping, you have the opportunity to be really detailed with your lyrics.
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
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'Muslim' is not a political party. 'Muslim' is not a single culture. Muslims go to war with each other. There are more Muslims in India, Russia and China than in most Muslim-majority nations. 'Muslim' is not a homogenous entity.
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If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.
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Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
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I think God just died of old age. And, when I realized that he wasn't any more, it didn't shock me. It seemed natural and right!
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My heroes were all in the theatre.
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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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We visited Ravi. We didn't study with him, as such.
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I look at being an actress as being like a mummy: You're bandaged up and preserved as soon as you start making other people money.
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A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.
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I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.
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I have connected by phone with customers who have left negative reviews and had a chance to get to know them. Not only was I able to solve their problems, a lot of the customers were so happy with the customer service that they become repeat customers.
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Nothing amazes me anymore.
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Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.
