Martin McDonagh Quotes
I think as a writer you never have to flee from fame because you're not that visible in the first place, but, after the Broadway success of 'Beauty Queen,' people were coming up to me all the time, and I wasn't really prepared for that level of attention.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
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Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
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A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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Futurists wanted to suggest movement by means of a dynamic painting; Duchamp applies the notion of delay - or, rather, or analysis - to movement.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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It took years for me to figure out what my body needs and that what works for my friends doesn't necessarily work for me. Doing yoga five times a week has transformed my body.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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I'm a lyric soprano. I can try to step outside that and do different kind of singing, but it's not something I can sustain over the long haul, and what is good for your voice is good for your career.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.
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I enjoy my food. I like to grill; I do that a lot. I like meat and have big dinners - steak, red meat splurges, prime cuts.
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For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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I figure I can be artistic, but I work like a blue-collar person, too, and I'm serious about that.
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When I was younger, I was quite scared of a red lip. But I started listening to '60s French ye-ye pop when I was making 'Sucker.' I was looking at Brigitte Bardot and those kinds of girls. When they were dressed up, it was often a bold red lip.
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The problem to me is violence. It's not cool to kill somebody or hurt people.
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'Never' is too much of a word. Nothing lasts forever.
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It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.
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I think as a writer you never have to flee from fame because you're not that visible in the first place, but, after the Broadway success of 'Beauty Queen,' people were coming up to me all the time, and I wasn't really prepared for that level of attention.
