Corita Kent Quotes
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I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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The life of an actor is never one to get comfortable.
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Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.
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I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Silence on the part of public officials at the national level only serves to empower Islamophobes.
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I think soul will always find its way into what I'm doing. It just comes from my root.
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When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.
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My first audition as a little girl was 'Interview with the Vampire' for Kirsten Dunst's part. Back then, they were meeting all different kinds of girls, and I was one of them. There's got to be an audition tape somewhere on VHS. Who would have known that many years later I would be on a vampire show?
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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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I've kept my phone on silent for a year and a half. For me, it's too much noise. It's not my jam. I like to keep things a lot more easygoing. The world's not going to stop if you don't pick up your phone.
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Words originating from the verb 'to die' were frequently used when I described my initial plans to determine the ribosome structure.
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Mr. Koons's work has always inspired architects, which I think is very interesting. I think he is an artist who has reinvented himself so many times and reinvented so many different series.
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White lies keep social dignity intact and are far more prevalent than most people realize. Several studies have found that an average person is lied to from 10 to 200 times a day - mostly just to keep a conversation going, to avoid conflict, or to establish a connection with someone.
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The experience of poetry could bring my mother back to me. Poetry offers a different kind of solace - here on earth.
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It's true. In America, you can reinvent yourself at any turn. And, you know, if things aren't going well for you in life, everyone says, change, become someone different.
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My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your bloodstream, it's always there. I love it.
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The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
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You will not have forgotten that it was a maxim with Foxey - our revered father, gentlemen - 'Always suspect everybody.' That's the maxim to go through life with!
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Don't bottom fish.
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I am not aware of my public image or what people think of me. I don't evaluate myself that way.
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The happiest and most glorious hours of my life with books have been with German books.
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Damn everything but the circus.
