Alexandra Petri Quotes

Although no one explicitly wants a president who could have a reliable fall back career in stand-up comedy, everyone shudders at the thought of a Rutherford B. Hayes or John Kerry.

Alexandra Petri

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Art requires choices, the more specific, the better.

Jesse Kellerman

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How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

John Ford

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I never thought I would become an actress. I always wanted to get into politics, and I moved to Argentina and worked for the U.S. embassy for a bit. It sort of happened upon me when I was home for the holiday - acting, that is - and I stuck with it.

Meghan Markle

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It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant.

Ann Beattie

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Freddie had this unbelievable power and stamina. He had range both in his voice and in style. It's hard to find someone that can do everything he could do.

Roger Taylor

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If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'

Deborah Raney

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Everything gets to me. I'm very sentimental.

Cornelia Funke

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When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.

Cliff Richard

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There's a lot of risk involved in acting, and you can't take the same kind of risks when you have a kid to feed.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Jeremiah is a most melancholy prophet. He wails from beginning to end; he is often childish, is rarely indecent, and although it may be blasphemy to say so, he and his 'Lamentations' are really not worth reading.

Annie Besant

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Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out there who wanted to read what I wanted to write, and partly because I could now support myself financially through writing.

Sharon Creech

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