Alexandra Petri Quotes

All that time that we spend tweeting our thoughts and emotions to our next of kin, we could be writing the great American novel, starting a business, or just living.

Alexandra Petri

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Also I played on a lot of demos in the early days of the Stones.

Jim Sullivan

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The indisputable fact is that nutritional science is the most powerful weapon available to win the war on cancer.

Joel Fuhrman

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I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure.

Steve Buscemi

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It would be really dangerous for us to assume that Christian hip-hop's popularity equals racial unity.

Trip Lee

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I consider Keith Ellison a friend.

Tom Perez

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The days of the digital watch are numbered.

Tom Stoppard

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I've seldom minded other people's opinions, but the other side of that coin is that I've seldom been interested by them, um their opinions about me I mean.

Tom Stoppard

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Television, particularly as it becomes more and more serialised, comedies no longer have to tie the stories up neatly within 20-plus minutes. 'Arrested Development' had evolving storylines, as did both versions of 'The Office.' We're seeing that more and more. That allows it to be really, whatever the tone, almost literary.

Ron Howard

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You have to be sharp with all aspects of your game at Augusta. You need to put yourself in the best spot off the tee and hit the longest drive you can, but I think this is really a second-shot course. If you leave yourself with an awkward putt on the greens, it can be very tricky here.

Louis Oosthuizen

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I know, a lot of the films I've done, it's obvious I'm going to beat up six guys and just walk out the door. There's not a lot of motivating factors - it's just action for the sake of action.

Jason Statham

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I try to make sure to get off the bus as much as I can, try to do something during the day that's local to where I am, whether it's hiking or fishing.

Dierks Bentley

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The sharp employ the sharp.

Douglas William Jerrold

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