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Alexandra Petri Quotes

A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but I think if the picture is made in MS Paint, the going rate might be slightly less.

Alexandra Petri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american

Topics

Words Think Picture Worth Paint May

My central strength as an actor is the fact that I'm 6 foot 3. A certain power emanates from my size, juxtaposed with the fact that I try to find an element of sensitivity in every character I play. People enjoy seeing that because it goes against what we're led to expect as far as the way men are supposed to be - macho and all that.

Strength Character Power Men People

I love Twitter. My favorite thing to do these days is to tweet things that seem very questionable as to whether I'm joking or not.

Love Days Things Seem Favorite Very

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea. It was real, and it was about the human body. To just have mentioned it and not shown it would have been, I think, peculiar and wrong.

Think Body Wrong Important Human

My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat.

Job Hat Mind Picture Career Movies

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!

Love Hate Man People Know Like

I do love brash pop music. It's fun.

Romy Madley Croft

Love Music Fun Pop Pop Music Brash

I did want to play a superhero. I mean, who doesn't when you're a kid? I would have loved to be a superhero. But as I'd gotten older, I wasn't ready to jump into tights and put the cape on. I was hoping to play something a little more grounded and realistic.

Loved You Ready Play Jump Want

I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

History Loved American Kind Old

Notionally a left-wing movement, the Anti-Germans were born after the collapse of the Berlin wall. While most Germans rejoiced at the end of the Cold War, the Anti-Germans feared that a united Germany might lead to a fourth Reich - and a return of anti-Semitism.

War Cold End Born Wall Movement

For me to create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish. But I get to some really good stuff after a while.

Good Me Weird Create Write Half

It's hard for me when I'm not getting on base too much. I feel like I'm not contributing to the ball club. When I'm on base, I'm making stuff happen; that's more energy for the ball club.

Me Energy Feel Too Much More Hard

Many young Japanese were hearing for the first time the words of Native people from the West.

Time Words People Young First Time

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