Mary McGarry Morris Quotes
In a loved one's beauty, there is solace, comfort in its presence, and the hope - no, the belief - the certainty that possession of so fine an ornament might be sustenance enough.
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Life is a school of probability.
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You know, I am a Leo. Lion is a giant part of me.
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My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.
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Katie Holmes is really amazing.
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The world is always terrible.
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We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends.
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Don't lie - when you are 105 years of age - on your deathbed, thinking, 'I should have done a few things!' I would like to think I tried as much as I could.
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
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We just sort of thought a Web series would be a cool thing to be able to send to our parents to show them that we were, in fact, actually doing comedy.
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After I watched 'The Exorcist' I refused to watch any other movie that had anything to do with ghosts or demons. I didn't even watch 'Ghostbusters' until I was much older.
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Law school and summer camp are the two experiences that inform pretty much all I do.
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I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.
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Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.
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Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
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It's just difficult to see that people want to be like the actors and the performers and the politicians who are - who they see all the time, but the people that are probably having the most fun are the writers and the directors and the producers and the scientists, right, the people in the back that are getting to do the creative process.
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I understand how the economy actually works.
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My mother was murdered by my step-father, my brother's father, who was also named Joel, twenty-five years ago. Whatever sadness or burden I've been living with since then, my brother's also been living with, but he's lived with the added burden of having the exact same name as our mother's murderer.
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.
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One must learn to be a sponge if one wants to be loved by hearts that overflow.
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I think Justin Timberlake verges on being gay, he gets gay airplay. Britney gets loads as well. If you're male and you're black you're not going to get much play in a gay club.
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In a loved one's beauty, there is solace, comfort in its presence, and the hope - no, the belief - the certainty that possession of so fine an ornament might be sustenance enough.
