Phyllis McGinley Quotes
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There was never a great man who had not a great mother.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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Acting is in your soul.
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You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses.
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It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.
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I used to have 20/20 vision, believe it or not; that's gone because of all the reading I did when I wasn't supposed to, reading in the back of a car, waiting for each street light to go past so I could grab another sentence.
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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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You look rather rash my dear your colors don't quite match your face.
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Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.
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While many technological measures can be taken to secure safety at nuclear power plants, such measures on their own cannot cover great risks.
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I'm not sure that some governors just don't want to lay off people for the sake of laying off people and being able to say they did.
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I went through my whole life wanting to feel I belonged. I was very, very lonely, so I would marry people that I wasn't really in love with, and who weren't right for me, because I hoped they would be.
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Science fiction offers its writers chances of embarrassment that no other form of fiction does.
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I must continue to work hard in training. I need to think more like a goal scorer; sometimes I get so immersed in the game because I love general play so much.
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I'm kind of lucky that we've finished shooting 'Cougar Town,' so I'm able to kind of just enjoy my pregnancy and be a stay-at-home mom and go to prenatal Pilates and do all that fun stuff that, if I were working, would be almost impossible to do.
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
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I still have nightmares about taking tests.
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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.
