John Irving Quotes
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
Quotes to Explore
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I grew up hiking and horseback riding in Tennessee, so I love being outside. I will joyfully run 12 miles, but I'm not very good at boot camps. When they start yelling, I start laughing.
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I would like to direct.
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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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Women are able to fit public service into their lives. Once they find out they like it and can do it, there is plenty of room to grow.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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I was hired because I am Zsa Zsa Gabor, but when I go to work, directors try to force their methods on me. John Huston's intense, precise directions tortured me.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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Everyone wants to psychoanalyze me. I don't know why.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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I'm so sick of gay this, gay that. I could care less. It ain't affecting my life at all.
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What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.
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I think that science would never have achieved much progress if it had always imagined unknown obstacles hidden round every corner. At least we may peer gingerly round the corner, and perhaps we shall find there is nothing very formidable after all.
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But I wondered if all this kissing was a bad habit with him and me. The thing we did with our mouths instead of talking.
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I don't find acting to be a particularly noble way to make a living. I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.
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I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again.
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I was burned out, and my wife and I were having our first kid, so I wanted to take some time off. In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break weren't there when I came back.
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If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
