Emma Donoghue Quotes
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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I like it when my wife is in her jeans, with very little makeup. But, I also appreciate the range - the different ways she can look. The moment she walks out all dressed up and... whoa! That's always good.
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We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's.
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Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.
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The institution of marriage works better when there's a spiritual connection. If you're marrying just for the sake of the woman, then you may lose interest in each other very soon. When we marry in the interest of the Holy Spirit with the intention of serving God and humanity, then it gives a much larger perspective.
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I'm a Wisconsin kid, so I like brats and burgers and stuff like that. Cheese curds.
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My mobile phone battery runs out all the time because all the messages come straight to me.
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If people want to be better writers, they can't just read the blogs! You've got to look at something that's outside this rushing world of evanescent words.
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I'm not a self-promoter. I'm not on TV all the time.
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As cheesy as it sounds, nothing beats a smile and a bit of confidence! As long as you feel good on the inside, you can still look beautiful without any makeup at all.
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There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.
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The more pressure you bring from without, the less internal pressure is necessary.
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If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.
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Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not.
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My fans are like no other. Completely original people.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within. So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy , and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all
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Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.
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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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There are few talents so richly rewarded - especially in politics and the media - as the ability to portray parasites as victims, and portray demands for preferential treatment as struggles for equal rights.
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Start as early as you can. Make tapes of your characters.
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I'm a huge planner, more and more so as the years go by.
