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Katherine Boo Quotes

We often have an exaggerated sense of what nonprofits and governments are doing to help the poor, but the really inspiring thing is how much the poor are doing to help themselves.

Katherine Boo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 12, 1964

Topics

Doing Help Poor Sense Much How

That's what makes a character interesting from an actor's perspective - the more screwed up, the better.

Jeri Ryan

Character Perspective Better Actor

I mean, the unfair treatment of women and black people and Indians and other groups, that's real. Mistreatment of other people because 'I'm better than you are' is such a sad part of the world.

Melissa Leo

Women Sad People World Black Better

You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself.

Mel Brooks

Yourself You Person Always Little

When you give the government an inch, they take a mile.

Matt Salmon

Government You Take Give Inch Mile

Girl Scouts is such an iconic organization that it's easy to overlook how daring an idea it was for founder Juliette Gordon Low to gather those first 18 girls in that troop in Savannah, Georgia. It was 1912, after all, and women wouldn't earn the right to vote for another eight years.

Anna Maria Chavez

Women Girl Organization Easy Vote

You've got to remember there's intense competition between Microsoft and Amazon.

Steve Ballmer

Competition Remember You Got Intense

When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons.

Luke Evans

Job School Singing Week Acting Shoe

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Gift Punishment Favor Some Many

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.

Arlen Specter

Myself Philosophy Party Right Odds

Allowing guys to celebrate and get the fans involved and excited - it makes the game better.

Antonio Brown

Celebrate Game Better Fans Excited

Yeah, writers do hate writing.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hate Writing Yeah Writers

The basic principle I have is that what is most Korean is what is the most international. I don't want to come here and act like I'm an American. I want to showcase the dynamic potential Korea has, and I want to prove that as an artist.

Psy

Potential American Artist Want Prove