Alexandra Petri Quotes

As long as cantankerous old people have existed, they have complained that kids nowadays don't seem to know anything.

Alexandra Petri

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PeopleLongKnowOld PeopleAnything

My home in Dallas is wonderful. I can walk everywhere. It's a pretty good hidden secret, Dallas. There are wonderful restaurants and a wonderful nightlife. It's just a beautiful city to be in.

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

GoodHomeBeautifulWalkCityI Can

During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.

John Boehner

WorldProblemGoTerrorismUpAway

Life is all about the spirit.

John Trudell

LifeSpiritAbout

Too many people get lost in the game of having a good time and being naive about things.

Steve Brown

GoodTimePeopleHaving A Good Time

I can remember the World's Fair in New York in 1964; I was three.

Stanley Tucci

New YorkWorldRememberI CanThree

The dramatic wish of Romanians at the end of the Second World War was to be occupied by the Americans and not by the Russians.

Traian Basescu

WarWorldEndWishDramaticSecond

If anyone has it rough at Guantanamo, it is the guards. They are constantly harassed and threatened by some of these terrorists. Prisoners tell guards, we know where your families are. We know where your wife is, your children, and we are going to kill them.

Robin Hayes

ChildrenWifeKnowTellWhereGoing

Managers are under pressure and maybe don't want to take a chance on a young player.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

ChancePressureYoungWantTake

Places that have experienced great defeat experience a kind of rebirth, which I think America has to do - unless we want to get more decrepit. I don't think we have to destroy the place totally.

Rufus Wainwright

GreatExperienceThinkAmericaPlace

Learning to ride a bike in a public park means anyone can see you.

Mary H.K. Choi

LearningRideBikeYouSeePark

The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favorably.

Michelle Bachelet

WorkPeopleOpinionThinkDoingUp

Anything that's different from your own realm of experience as a human being, whether it's driving a car or a boat, or using guns, anything that separates you from yourself and leads you more towards this character's existence is a big help.

Colin Farrell

CarCharacterExperienceYourself

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