Malachy McCourt Quotes
My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.
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We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.
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The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'
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As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.
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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
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I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.
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I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood and actually becoming an adult with responsibilities and paying bills. So all of a sudden, it's like you're responsible now.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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The Matrix is top secret. There isn't much that can be said right now.
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The ruling in the Paula Jones case is so silly.
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We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'.
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It is by suffering that human beings become angels.
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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.
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Given my district, it would not have been right to put together a 99-song playlist and not include Barbra Streisand. She has appeal across several demographics of the district.
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I think you need to love giving compliments as much as you love receiving them.
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Yesterday Sisley was looking for me everywhere. Madame Latouche told me that he wanted some information about the technique of painting fans. Well, this means my fans are spoken of.. .I only fear one thing: that they will finally say that's all I am good for! fans!
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That's what I'm drawn to: playing characters that are completely different.
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Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.
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Primum quaerite bona animi; caetera aut aderunt, aut non oberunt
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There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy. For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.
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The president, clearly as a result of the war and the afterglow of the war, is in a time of great attention.
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My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.
