Brendan I. Koerner Quotes
Barkley was the first of many American skyjackers whose primary interest was money; by 1972, the majority of the nation's hijackings would involve demands for ransom. Barkley himself was declared incompetent to stand trial in November 1971, at which point he was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Georgia.
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All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displayed so that your readers can find it.
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Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they're mine.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and I'm very greedy, and I really enjoy it!
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A lot of my films have dealt with the dark side of technology and stress that you have to examine the ramifications of progress.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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I definitely want my fans to know that I'm here to stay, and I'm going to continue to give them hot music.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.
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Throughout the Middle Ages the sway of the Church over the moral and spiritual life of the people, her power to inspire and direct their enthusiasms and energies, her chance for molding their conceptions of life, were amazing and unparalleled by any other force.
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Who's not a fan of Don Williams? He's the gentle giant.
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I actually, legitimately feel that I'm not busy enough. I want to be so busy that it's overwhelming.
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I've never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children - except to bring in the money.
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Barkley was the first of many American skyjackers whose primary interest was money; by 1972, the majority of the nation's hijackings would involve demands for ransom. Barkley himself was declared incompetent to stand trial in November 1971, at which point he was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Georgia.
