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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My lovely wife Janet has been in a few paintings. She is basically a reserved woman who has never sought the limelight. She has always been there throughout my career and continues to be at my side.
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We have seen many instances where the free world didn't seem to understand the nature of evil or the battle against evil in their time. We've watched Nazism and fascism and imperial Japan and communism and totalitarianism, and now it seems to be we're all battling against terrorism.
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Diverse groups do best at complex problems and innovation when the facts aren't clear: each individual's perspective allows him or her to tackle challenges differently and, when stuck, rely on others' differing points of views to progress.
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Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth:If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
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I like to be surrounded by harmonies and fullness and richness and vitality.
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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.
