Mark O'Donnell Quotes
I aspired from early on to write a novel, to be in the 'New Yorker,' to be on Broadway, and at least in a fleeting way, I got all those things.
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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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Ah me! Love can not be cured by herbs.
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I was an early user of AOL – so early, I didn't even have a number after my user name. For me, email was once vital, both for personal and business uses.
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I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!
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Teenagers are some of the most passionate, dynamic and creative people I know. Yet, too often, this creative spark is left to flicker precariously and sometimes fade entirely.
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The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.
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Every character I approach, from 'Forrest Gump' all the way up to 'The Spoils Before Dying,' has a different set of requirements and always fascinates me.
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I admire people who destroy themselves.
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I built a steel plant from the grassroots, so I learned all the nuts and bolts. When there was a problem, I would be able to guide them, though I am not a technical person.
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When you boil down the real facts and statistics of what carbon dioxide is doing to this planet... to not feel like you have to do something... I don't think you're human.
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Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.
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I'm really lucky, because I've been able to go places and meet people you can only dream of.
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Candour is the brightest gem of criticism.
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Liberation cannot be desired because desire is the bondage. When you are desireless, you are liberated.
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Solomon made a great mistake when he asked for wisdom.
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Gold and Economic Freedom 1966
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My children and their happiness have always been my greatest concern.
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I shall lend credit to nothing against my people which parents would not believe against their own children.
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It's always gonna be different when I make a record just because I kind of touch on every sort of genre.
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Success makes you less intimidated by things.
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Success is better than failure; an attempt is a better attempt, it is better as an attempt, if competent than if incompetent; and it is better to succeed through competence - aptly - than through sheer luck.
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I aspired from early on to write a novel, to be in the 'New Yorker,' to be on Broadway, and at least in a fleeting way, I got all those things.
