Jill McCorkle Quotes
I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy - and pushing the line as much as possible.
Quotes to Explore
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In fact, there is clear evidence of black intellectual superiority: in 1984, 92 percent of blacks voted to retire Ronald Reagan, compared to only 36 percent of whites.
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
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Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than they by resisting the command of the Creator. Listen to the fish, who through their actions all but utter this word: 'We set out on this long journey for the perpetuation of our species.'
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A good model can advance fashion by ten years.
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At the end of the day, I am not my dad and have my own journey to make.
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I was never a person who dated in high school, because at 17, everything just felt like it had to be so rushed. Relationships just bounced around like crazy in high school! And now, I never want to rush anything. I just want to enjoy all of the steps.
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My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in blessed union to woman-kind - intimacy, physical and psychical between a man and his wife. I wish to add that my state of bliss is by no means perfect.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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People who grew up watching Disney films like myself, there are films that are certain benchmarks in my childhood. 'The Little Mermaid' was the first movie I remember seeing. 'Beauty And The Beast,' 'Aladdin,' those are three I remember right off the bat.
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Science does not limit itself merely to what is currently verifiable. But it is interested in questions that are potentially verifiable (or, rather, falsifiable).
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Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.
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Vida's definitely a beautiful and peaceful girl.
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It is a horrible fact that we can read in the daily paper, without interrupting our breakfast, numerical reckonings of death and destruction that ought to break our hearts or scare us out of our wits.
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The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
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Together, for over 50 years, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have devoted themselves to Spain.
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I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It's all part of my years in the military, where I was taught to become a marksman but also to respect my weapon.
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For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.
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The nearer you come to God, the less you are disposed to questioning and reasoning. When you actually attain Him, when you behold Him as the reality, then all noise, all disputations, come to an end.
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I hadn't planned on or expected to have a public dimension in my life.
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Along my path, I've realized that this comedy/drama balance is something that's really interesting to me, and I feel, like, authentic to my voice.
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I honestly think comedy is probably the hardest stuff to do.
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I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them. I find them relaxing.
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I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy - and pushing the line as much as possible.
