Katherine Dunn Quotes

The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all too often depend on an image of women as weak and victimized.

Katherine Dunn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 24, 1945 - May 11, 2016

Topics

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I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context.

Jo Brand

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I'm generally intimidated by adults.

Mayim Bialik

IntimidatedGenerally

Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

Robert Kennedy

MenDreamWhyNeverAskSee

I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America.

Max Baucus

SayingSpeakThinkBetterHelpWant

At this point, I feel fairly comfortable in terms of performance. I think having a sketch background actually helps a lot. Because my background is acting, and stand-up, in a lot of ways, is acting.

Michael Ian Black

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I firmly believe that if we all just took a little time - like 10 or 15 minutes a day - to do nothing but sit calmly with our thoughts, this world would be a much better place.

Michael Finkel

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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.

Ambrose Bierce

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When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often.

Steve Kanaly

YouLosePrivacyBecomeHumanShow

When I was younger, I always assumed that when I grew up, I would be living in the country, and my kids would be going to a state school. But that's not how things have turned out. I can't see myself being able to leave London.

Stella McCartney

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I'm motivated by my love to share and teach. I love sharing things that inspire me, and I love connecting with people. Being a part of a community is in the millennial DNA.

Michelle Phan

LoveCommunityPeopleMeInspire

There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.

Miranda Otto

TimePeopleDoorPressureFamous

As an actor, I'm rather hit and miss; I throw a lot out there, and some of it works and some of it doesn't.

Christopher Walken

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