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Christina Baker Kline Quotes

My mother was one of the most dynamic and brilliant women I have ever known. She was also mercurial and unfocused.

Christina Baker Kline

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1964

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Mother Women Brilliant She Dynamic

I play acoustic when I need to play acoustic, and I say I'm probably a better acoustic player than I am electric.

I Am Better Play Say Need Than

Our problem in the 2015 general election was that for all the good stuff that was in the Labour manifesto, we were still going to be freezing public sector wages, cutting council expenditure, laying off civil servants. We were offering 'austerity light' instead of a real alternative.

Good Light Problem Election Real

I love dressing up. I have people helping me with it. I am not going to take credit for that. I have a stylist, make-up and hair stylist.

Love I Am People Me Hair Credit

I've discovered I've got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces.

Steven Spielberg

People Ordinary Got Forces Large

I'm not a very emotional guy. I just move on to the next play. I've always been that way. I don't like showing much. I just try to do my job and get out. It's important to stay poised until that clock says zero.

Job Play Move On Important Way Try

Individual achievements are not important for me, to be honest.

Me Important Individual Honest

It was a fun ride. I've enjoyed my time on the ice and I've enjoyed more and more people getting interested in the game of hockey.

Time Ride Fun People Game Hockey

I think when you work with older actors, who are so good, it's rare that they are egotistical.

Work Good Think You Rare Older

We're not meant to be parents when we're 50.

Parents Meant To Be Meant

All my grandchildren bake. On a Saturday, Annabel's boys, Louis and Toby, always bake. Louis makes a chocolate cake, Toby makes banana or lemon drizzle. They're 12 and 10, and they can do it totally on their own. My son's twin girls, Abby and Grace, are 14; they make birthday cakes and like to do it on their own with Mum out of the way.

Birthday Son Cake Grace Chocolate

As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.

Man Me Loved Old Man Year Kid

I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired only to live; yet the dreadful apprehensions I have of what is coming upon this land may help to make me submissive to this providence, though more bitter.

Live Me Help Go Land More

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