J. P. Donleavy Quotes
The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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I can say with a level of confidence that Islam is not a religion of war, only because the majority of Muslims don't subscribe to that perspective, not because there's something inherent in the text that tells me it's a religion of peace.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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I love dogs. I have a Golden Doodle and an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music.
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You change the world by being yourself.
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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
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There are no second acts in American lives.
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Nobody wants to retire from football.
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It's no secret that I wear a kippa.
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The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch.
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I don't think any actor feels comfortable watching themselves in movies. You must be very narcissistic. The problem with your own opinion of yourself is that contrary to the normal spectators, when you watch a film you are in, you only watch yourself.
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The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
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Because the Internet is so new, we still don't really understand what it is. We mistake it for a type of publishing or broadcasting, because that's what we're used to. So people complain that there's a lot of rubbish online, or that it's dominated by Americans, or that you can't necessarily trust what you read on the Web.
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I watched 'Full House.' I loved 'Full House.'
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I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.
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I'm a laid-back guy. I like being outdoors. I enjoy hanging out.
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The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.
