Amanda Knox Quotes

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Amanda Knox

Profession : Educator

Birth : July 9, 1987

To be quite honest, the joyful relief of the publication of my book was short-lived.

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I have been in an experience where I thought everything that I had hoped for in my life was taken away from me, and I had to redefine what mattered.

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I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.

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I'm very anti-antidepressants. It's not the chemicals of my brain that's a problem; it's reality. I don't think tricking my brain into reinterpreting reality is going to help.

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I'm working on getting tougher with self-defence classes.

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I think that there was a lot of fantasy projected onto me, and that resulted in a reappropriation and re-characterization of who I am.

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After my conviction, I was devastated. I had never believed that I would be convicted.

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Our long history of exploiting women's bodies and suppressing their voices had a direct impact on my case and other women's lives.

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I have a great amount of respect for life, and I always think that no matter how bad situations get, you can always make something out of it.

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I am a marked person, and no one who's unmarked is going to understand that. It's very intimidating. I don't even know what my place is anymore. What's my role in society? Who am I, after everybody has branded me?

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The best thing #MeToo did was say women's experiences matter. You can't blame us for what happens to us anymore.

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I have a few close friends with whom I can practice speaking Italian, but I mostly maintain fluency through reading.

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Everybody tells me, 'You're famous.' And I answer, 'I'm not Angelina Jolie!'

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Before Italy, I had a happy life.

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When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.

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A good way to vilify women is by attacking their sexuality.

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When you meet me and hang out with me, I might come across as a very upbeat, driven person. I don't come across as someone who is wounded.

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Everyone deals with tragedy in his own way.

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One of the things that I somewhat realized, especially right after I was convicted, was that sometimes really, really horrible things happen for no reason.

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I'm terrible at basketball. I have really small hands, and I can't control the ball.

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