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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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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I love Justice Marshall. He did an enormous amount for me. But if you confirm me to this position, you will get Justice Kagan. You won't get Justice Marshall, and that's an important thing.
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When the International Trade Centre, the agency I head, works with German electronics giant Bosch to help Kenyan food processing companies boost their productivity and export competitiveness, we may well be creating future customers for Bosch washing machines.
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The effort must be total for the results to be meaningful.
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Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of the time. Even blues musicians, a lot of them who were the most realistic, at times, they were singing a song and portraying a character in the song. There's something to be said for getting involved in the emotion of a song, too, with the characters.
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I have a lot to say about Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton that has not been said by others recently and that I think needs to be said. I mean I've known her for 40 years. I worked with her, I know her well professionally. I know her well personally. I know her to be a person of high moral character. A reliable person and an honest person, however Mr. [Donald] Trump may rant and rave to the contrary. So I'm happy to say that. People can make their own choices.
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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.
