Jim McDermott Quotes
I'm old enough to remember John Kennedy sending a few advisers into Vietnam. I'm very worried we'll get in and we'll get mired down in something we don't have any idea what to do with.Jim McDermott
Quotes to Explore
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There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you.
Jack Black -
Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
Igor Luksic -
Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.
Sadie Jones -
There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.
Samantha Mathis -
People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
Idris Elba -
I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
Hannah Kent
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I'm very interested in the idea of unusual museums, ones that are not necessarily contemporary art museums - more like historical collections or house museums.
Hans-Ulrich Obrist -
Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
Eric Lynn Wright -
Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen -
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
Carl von Clausewitz -
If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Without coffee, nothing gets written. Period.
Nancy Kress
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It's difficult to say what attracts one person to another. It's always a combination, isn't it? I've always found people interesting because of the way they think, and a sense of humour is irresistible.
Felicity Kendal -
I can't form a total picture of things. Because I'm not her.
Frances Conroy -
I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
Maeve Binchy -
How can a guy talk about $20 or $30 million if he's never even made $8 or $9 million?
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
Badness is only spoiled goodness.
C. S. Lewis -
When I was a kid, I really loved Indians. Native Americans. Pardon. Me.
Dave Attell
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Take this Hercules - this hero! Hero, indeed! What was he but a large muscular creature of low intelligence and criminal tendencies!
Agatha Christie -
It’s great that in life you do something that you want to do because you like doing it and you’re not bored. I’m not bored at all. I’m even interested in lots of things, more so today than before.
Karl Lagerfeld -
I'm old enough to remember John Kennedy sending a few advisers into Vietnam. I'm very worried we'll get in and we'll get mired down in something we don't have any idea what to do with.
Jim McDermott