Eugene McCarthy Quotes
You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in the country and insult Lyndon Johnson and nobody would punch you in the nose.
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In high school, during marathon phone conversations, cheap pizza dinners and long suburban car rides, I began to fall for boys because of who they actually were, or at least who I thought they might become.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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I completely get the drag thing.
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Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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I love sport and will do just about anything. Someone said they'd had a go at skiing off a mountain with a parachute, and that sounds great!
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When people recognise me they just kind of go 'Hi how are you,' really kind of cool you know.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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I'm not on the radio all day long. I'm not on TV.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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I feel like with 'Chuck,' because it was a comedy-based show, it was more cartoon-ish. It was just more playful. We had a lot more fun with it. There was a lot of silliness in there. There were serious moments, as well, and there was a lot of heart in that show, but its baseline was comedy.
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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.
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Talking about relationships is a surefire way to jinx them.
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When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.
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My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined or formed a gang or you let others bully you.
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Some people may have their doubts about me. But I feel like there's no shot too hard for me to take.
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I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.
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I have so much to learn when it comes to running. I just don't ever want it to feel like a chore. When I choose to sign up for a race or go out for a run, it's to make myself feel good, and I almost always do.
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David Bergen is a master of taut, spare prose that's both erotic and hypnotic. . . .
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In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.
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Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The ability to suffer is a small matter: in that line, weak women and even slaves often attain masterliness. But not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of it that is great, that belongs to greatness.
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You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in the country and insult Lyndon Johnson and nobody would punch you in the nose.
