Mary Gordon Quotes
'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don't have a lot in common with other 'Catholic' writers.
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Doing voice-over work is something that I love to do, and it is a lot of fun at the same time.
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I'm kind of a private person.
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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If somebody wants to go to church because they like the ritual of it and want to sit in silence for a while one time a week, then that's great. If someone wants to go because they believe that God them and Jesus rose after three days, then that's great, too.
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I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.
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My favourite moments at Dreamforce are when people come up and thank me randomly. It's a selfish time for me, as I get lots of positive feedback.
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I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
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I was really, really star-struck when I met Prince.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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George loves the T Rex because it's the noisiest and the scariest.
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I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.
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My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.
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I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety.
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Most people looking for dinosaurs are looking for beautiful skeletons.
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The thing I think is often misunderstood about Ripple is people say, 'Oh, Ripple is a centralized platform.' To me, this is a legacy perspective. Ripple's technology, IRP, is open source; XRP Ledger is open source.
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It is better to underpromise and overdeliver than vice versa. For this one need not break the law of the land.
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Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.
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The great challenge is finding ways to reset their physiology, so that their survival mechanisms stop working against them.
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I do tumbling and flips; there's a gym I go to for that.
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'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don't have a lot in common with other 'Catholic' writers.
