Katherine Dunn Quotes

I'm slow by everybody's standards. But not by mine.

Katherine Dunn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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As comedians, we are all laughing because life is so horrible. Life is so difficult, and I cope with it by making jokes about absolutely everything.

Joan Rivers

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Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own.

Andrew Carnegie

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Somebody said, 'Get your agent to call the new Bob Cummings show. They're looking for a funny lady.' Within three hours, I had the job. That was January 1955. I had such fun with that show.

Ann B. Davis

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The YA category changes pretty fast. I'm so impressed by what these authors do.

Jeff Giles

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I don't believe in fate.

John Wooden

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I have enough trouble just speaking normal Australian. On 'Vikings,' we had a great vocal coach who helped make all of us sound the same. But I'm very bad at accents, to be honest.

Travis Fimmel

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Australia and Canada were settled by adventurers, they had to break new ground. I think that is indelibly etched on our cultural spirit.

Tom Cochrane

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Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.

Russell M. Nelson

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I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch.

Rosemary Clooney

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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.

Moliere

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The longer we go without strong leadership from the Administration and until we see significant progress in the day-to-day lives of the Iraqi people, the more difficult it will become to sustain the support of the American people and Congress for the current course.

Dennis Cardoza

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Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

Dean Kamen

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