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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.
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People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
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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.
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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.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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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.
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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.
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If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.
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Without coffee, nothing gets written. Period.
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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.
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I can't form a total picture of things. Because I'm not her.
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I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
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How can a guy talk about $20 or $30 million if he's never even made $8 or $9 million?
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Badness is only spoiled goodness.
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A line has to have a certain number of syllables, and the next line has to be its mirror image.
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As mainstream religious leaders of different faiths get together, it strengthens the voice of moderation.
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As attributed in Winning Strategies for Classroom Management (2000), p. 2.
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It's all about tuning out the noise, tuning out all the stuff that simply doesn't move the game forward - the doubt, the personal agendas, the often deafening fear of judgment and the need to please - so that you can ultimately get to that place of quiet, of calm, where you can focus on what really matters.
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Because I was a young man so, of course, I did get into fights. The last time I actually was in a fight, in the sense of throwing punches myself, was probably when I was at college, not since 1980. But I remember being attacked quite a few times in the '80s.
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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.
