Maeve Binchy Quotes
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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov -
I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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Sometimes we misunderstand what films can do. We just throw a whole book in there, with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell.
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Archery requires very sensitive muscles.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There's some attention to be paid to that, but I don't think it's everything.
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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
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I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless.
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A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad.
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In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of being sick before I could think about making any other major decisions in my life.
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It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.
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You cannot become a power in your community nor achieve enduring success in any worthy undertaking until you become big enough to blame yourself for your own mistakes and reverses.
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I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected.
