Deirdre O'Kane Quotes
I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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Cynicism is humor in ill health.
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Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.
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If priests were allowed to marry, if this would be an optional thing, and if he could have wife and children, he would certainly have less temptation to satisfy certain sexual impulses with minors.
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What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.'
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If you consistently write 'The sun set' rather than 'The sun sank slowly in the bright western sky,' your story will move three times as fast. Of course, there are times you want the longer version for atmosphere - but not many. Wordiness not only kills pace; it bores readers.
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There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case.
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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
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And how am I to face the oddsOf man’s bedevilment and God’s?I, a stranger and afraidIn a world I never made.
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The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you're gone.
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I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.
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To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.
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Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.
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I think dads let babies take more of a risk, maybe bounce off a bed more or jump off a couch or do more risk-taking things.
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Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles... Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
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I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.
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This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages.
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You're young. Maybe there'll be time for a do-over if you don't get it right the first time. But there are no guarantees. There will come a time as it has for me when there's no time for a do-over.
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I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.
