Caroline Knapp Quotes
The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I think that it's really incredible, growing up and being able to have all these people who really look up to the work that I do. It's really cool that I have such awesome fans, and I can't thank them enough. I get on my Twitter and Facebook every day, and I see such awesome things.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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We only have a certain amount of energy for each day. If we use it for the wrong purpose, if we focus on the negative or dwell on whoever hurt us, then we're not going to have the energy we need for the right purposes.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.
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I'm going to fight to the death for a public option.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matter how odd or irrelevant it looks when they first see it, that doesn't prove to serve a function. The outcome itself may be due to small accidents of evolution.
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Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.
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Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play.
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Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
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I believe the only thing that we really have control over is our attitude. If we focus on the positive things in our lives and learn how to cope with all the surprises, we will be happier people.
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My dad is into movies, and they let me watch movies. I was obsessed with Monty Python when I was in preschool - I don't know why.
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I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids.
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The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.
