Jill McCorkle Quotes
Sometimes I do feel like I write the same story again and again. And for me, I am always looking for a place with a kind of redemption.
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I'm an artist; I'm not going to use trigonometry.
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By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.
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Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars.
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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.
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I think I'm bad luck for Tiger because he missed the cut in Charlotte with me. But yeah, those are two of the best players of all time. Tiger's the best player of all time in my opinion, so when he's not in the field, it's a relief because he's such a great player.
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What I would like to be remembered for is that Walter Washington changed the spirit of the people of this city, that he came in as mayor when there was hate and greed and misunderstanding among our people and the races were polarized.
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I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.
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It's hard to write a comedy sketch.
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I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
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I clean up really well. I can get dolled up.
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What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
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The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.
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My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.
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In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
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You don't have any civil liberties if you're dead.
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We knew it would rain, for the poplars showed The white of their leaves, the amber grainShrunk in the wind,-and the lightning now Is tangled in tremulous skeins of rain.
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(Jokingly) Sex in ten dimensions is impossible... topologically.
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When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice.
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If you want to train hard enough to go to the Olympics, then you're going to go out, and you're going to do it. It doesn't matter what skin color or who you are.
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I decided to start a medical training program for freelancers, only freelancers. They're the ones who are doing most of the combat reporting. They're taking most of the risks. They're absorbing most of the casualties. And they're the most underserved and under-resourced of everyone in the entire news business.
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You have an electorate in America that wants to see people who are not tough on crime.
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I think any athlete will tell you that season-ending losses stay with you for a long time. If you are one of the main reasons for a season-ending loss, it sticks with you longer.
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Sometimes I do feel like I write the same story again and again. And for me, I am always looking for a place with a kind of redemption.
