David O. McKay Quotes
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
Quotes to Explore
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can't say that. I'm not going to complain about being interviewed.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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We live in a world where people think that finding a passion is so rare that if you find one you're the luckiest person on the planet, and the possibility of finding two is just bizarre. It isn't. We have multiple passions.
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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Obviously when you're a teen you have no money, so you make, like, three outfits out of one dress. You're like, 'OK cut the arms here. Alright: New party, cut them to here.'
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You can put art experiences in different parts of the community where people who are shopping can take a break or explore an adjacent historical neighborhood unique to the city.
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We live in a difficult but inspiring world, and there is so much out there that I want to record.
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You love the people they were before, before all the awfulness that made them do this thing.
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Everyone will be happier if fewer women are tied to abusive men, drop out of school, and live impoverished lives because of a random pregnancy.
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Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
