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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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.
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I positively think that ladies who are always enceinte quite disgusting; it is more like a rabbit or guinea-pig than anything else and really it is not very nice.
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During slumber's magic reignOther times shall live again;
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My daughter recently reminded me not to get so busy making a living, I forget to make a life and I'm going to take that advice.
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You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
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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.
