Mary Karr Quotes
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition.
Mary Karr
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
Cameron Winklevoss
Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
Oscar Hijuelos
It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.
Wang Shi
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Zig Ziglar
Ireland, in breadth, and for wholesomeness and serenity of climate, far surpasses Britain; for the snow scarcely ever lies there above three days: no man makes hay in the summer for winter's provision, or builds stables for his beasts of burden... the island abounds in milk and honey.
Venerable Bede
When you catch other people with a sound like yours, that's when you know you did something.
Anton Zaslavski
My feeling is that, and I've been writing about my family over the years, although it might make them feel uncomfortable, people generally like to be written about. If I've written a song about the family, they enjoy being mentioned in the songs. Nobody's confronted me and said 'don't write any songs about me.
Loudon Wainwright III
I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't.
Louise Woodward
I thought that if acting didn't work out, I'd have done law school or medical school: probably law to be honest.
Jesse Williams
The deficit is the symptom, but spending is the disease.
Jeb Hensarling
People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing up and saying, 'No, there must be a way for me to live in this world,' that shows I'm an eternal optimist.
John Grant
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition.
Mary Karr
