Karen McCarthy Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.
-
People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
-
Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
-
I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.
-
On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.
-
You can't just keep recycling revivals. And you can't keep betting on the efforts of guys like me who've been around. You have to take the next step and bet on the next generation.
-
I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
-
For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
-
I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.
-
I have a little basement studio set up here at my house, and I do probably 80 percent of the recording here on my own. With multi-tracking technology, I can play various parts on top of one another.
-
I was bulimic and anorexic for a while, just hating my body. As an actress, I was never thin enough, never pretty enough. My boobs weren't big enough.
-
My mother is massively into sailing, so we always had Musto clothes, and it went on from there, really. I wouldn't say it's a career in fashion. The range is all day-to-day stuff that I'd put on and use myself.
-
Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.
-
When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
-
Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
-
In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails.
-
L.A.'s not a good place to grow old.
-
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
-
I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.
-
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a reputation of being an action guy. That's something I probably try to avoid, but I seem to keep making action movies.
-
I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
-
I'm an outdoorsy guy, but I also enjoy the average teenager stuff - video games, movies, hanging with friends. I'm just a normal guy!
-
I'm pleased the committee recommended no action, as I know I did nothing wrong.
