Mark McKinnon Quotes
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
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I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
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I was, by the way - I'm an Essex lad, born and raised in Essex in the U.K.
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I've always had an addictive nature.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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The industrial thing came about mainly through giving up trying to write pop songs in the early '90s. I don't think I was ever very good at pop music and as soon as I stopped trying, and started to write more the things I loved, it became much heavier and more aggressive.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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I became producer so that I could work with persons like him and to rock the world of Hong Kong Cinema a bit.
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Lean on thyself until thy strength is tried; Then ask God's help; it will not be denied. Use thine own sight to see the way to go; When darkness falls ask God the path to show. Think for thyself and reason out thy plan; God has His work and thou hast thine. Exert thy will and use for self-control; God gave thee jurisdiction of thy soul. All thine immortal powers bring into play; Think, act, strive, reason, and look up and pray.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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I wasn't afraid of being poor. I didn't want to live in a big house. I'm the perfect size for poetry. I can move around.
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I used to define success as being able to produce any result you wanted, whether it was a relationship, weight-loss, being a millionaire, impacting the culture, changing society, whatever it might be - it might be homelessness, whatever - and lately, I've redefined success as 'fulfilling your soul's purpose.'
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Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.
