Francis John McConnell Quotes
We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
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For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demographic of people I'm trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.
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For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around it, like Arizona. They're much more comfortable with their long-term identity as a place with a very large Hispanic population.
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The irony is that, coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can't ever remember a time when I didn't.
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Now at 47, 48 I am expected to do ten times better work that I did when I was 24.
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Wearing too much makeup definitely makes my skin worse.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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I love to perform live.
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Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.
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Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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Is now the time to legalize prostitution?
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I think of everything as comedy, but I don't think of it in terms of sitcom comedy, I think of it in terms of Chekhov comedy. Chekhov called his plays comedies. There's always a mixture of a laugh with sadness. So the plie to the laugh is sadness.
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The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace.
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From joy all beings have come and unto joy they all return.
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I wrote for magazines. I wrote adventure stuff, I wrote for the 'National Enquirer,' I wrote advertising copy for cemeteries.
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At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers can identify with them.
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We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
