Nick McDonell (Robert Nicholas "Nick" McDonell) Quotes
I'm terrified of getting what I'm not deserving of, feeling that I've got something for nothing... at the expense of brilliant starving writers all over the world. But I have to hope these people who are helping me have integrity.Nick McDonell
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I shifted my career when I was 44 to quit the Washington beats. I had a great Washington beat, a series of them, and I quit to start my tech column, which was a different kind of tech column.
Walt Mossberg -
There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.
Irwin Shaw -
One time I went into a restroom and a girl followed me in. I signed an autograph for her in the sink. It was pretty funny because she was in a guy's restroom and she wasn't embarrassed at all.
Zac Efron -
I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks -
I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
Hank Azaria -
I went to Parsons, and I interned with Ronen when I was at Parsons. We started our own company since then.
Narciso Rodriguez
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There is wishful thinking in Hell as well as on Earth.
C. S. Lewis -
Now any dogma, based primarily on faith and emotionalism, is a dangerous weapon to use on others, since it is almost impossible to guarantee that the weapon will never be turned on the user.
Isaac Asimov -
I think what Hollywood has done for so long, is make movies for themselves.
David Hunt -
Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such.
Peter Davison -
I don't like to talk about my personal life.
Javier Bardem -
And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.
Bulent Ecevit
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We have to be willing to engage ISIS militarily, economically, and even on the Internet without delay. For instance, I think we waited too long to engage al-Qaida and the Taliban in Pakistan. And we should not make a similar mistake with ISIS elements throughout the world.
Jason Kander -
I remember when MTV first put 'Linger' in heavy rotation, every time I walked into a diner or a hotel lobby, it was like, 'Jesus, man, here I am again.'
Dolores O'Riordan The Cranberries -
When I was involved in the initial creation of the Department of Homeland Security, we were given a clear twofold mission. The first part of the mission was to secure our borders. The second was to maintain the free and efficient flow of commerce and people.
Asa Hutchinson -
When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood. The love that I received from people was everything, and it still is everything for me.
Adnan Sami -
I can't believe a guy that handsome wouldn't have some impact.
John McCain -
When I talk about movies like 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Stepford Wives,' I really noticed that these movies were able to address fears surround the women's lib movement in a way that was engaging, not preachy, but fun.
Jordan Peele
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Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws - to perpetuate injustice through inaction.
Shirley Chisholm -
I started as kind of an outsider - freelancer working from home, building contacts from the ground up etc. - so I didn't have too many relationships holding me back.
Rachel Sklar -
If you organize your life around your passion, you can turn your passion into your story and then turn your story into something bigger - something that matters.
Blake Mycoskie -
Chase away sorrow by living
Melissa Marr -
I'm terrified of getting what I'm not deserving of, feeling that I've got something for nothing... at the expense of brilliant starving writers all over the world. But I have to hope these people who are helping me have integrity.
Nick McDonell