Mark McKinnon Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive.
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I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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A will finds a way.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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I have to give a lot of credit to Sandy Weill, because he gets it. He gets the power of the women's contribution to the economy.
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People always say, 'How is it to be so successful?' I'm not successful yet. Richard Branson is successful. That's successful. Michael Jackson was successful. U2 was successful. I'm just a guy, doing okay. But I'm a happy guy doing okay.
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When I was a teacher, I'd walk into the classroom. I stood at the board. I was the man. I directed operations. I was an intellectual and artistic and moral traffic cop, and I - and I would direct the class, most of the time.
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For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath can blow it away.
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I do have a right to talk about my life, to tell my truth from my perspective.
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I think the press are good people; I think they're educated people.
