Patricia Clarkson Quotes

Being married and having a child was not something I wanted, and I knew that at a very young age. I tend to be more solitary, and I'm truly a free spirit.

Patricia Clarkson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 29, 1959

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Don't think twice. If it's a character that you feel compelled to play and story that you feel needs to be told, don't think twice.

Jenny Slate

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We know that, immediately after 9/11, the CIA set up a program to collaborate with 80 foreign countries to varying degrees. The CIA also started funding other intelligence services in order to use them as proxies. We also know that some of these collaborations were kept off the record; supposedly, there is no paper trail.

Trevor Paglen

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But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?

Mary Astell

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Bull riding is fun, but fighting is it.

Donald Cerrone

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I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.

Brendon Urie

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Food's delicate. You have to handle it with finesse. You can't just be a big ogre.

April Bloomfield

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At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at thirty-three that one must shoot As often as one gets the rare chance - In killing there is more than commentary.

Allen Tate

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What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

Alfred Hitchcock

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Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know.

Susan Orlean

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The disconnect between what people think and what the political leaders are actually doing is something that we really need to start raising.

Peter Maurer

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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.

Sheryl Sandberg

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Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food.

Richard Simmons

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