Jill McCorkle Quotes
It's one of the most basic laws of human nature, isn't it? The more we are denied something, the more we want it. The more silence given to this or that topic, the more power.
Quotes to Explore
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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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Life is more important than 'what film I do next.'
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About no subject is there less philosophizing than about philosophy.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.
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You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
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You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
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What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is highly paid but they have nothing for you to do is that they bring in other people, and you become a supporting character to those people.
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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I used to watch Oprah Winfrey, and whenever she used to lose weight, I used to be like, 'How's she losing it? What is she doing?' But it's all about education and knowledge, feeding yourself and knowing that too much carbs is what gets us fat.
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I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.
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When I first got the record deal, I thought it felt like I won the lottery. But I always worked hard at it.
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A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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It's one of the most basic laws of human nature, isn't it? The more we are denied something, the more we want it. The more silence given to this or that topic, the more power.
