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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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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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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It is no longer economy aiming at individual profit, but economy concerned with collective interest.
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I guess the point of that song 'Troublemaker, Doppelganger' is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it's hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it's a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine - a glamorous symbol of enjoying life?
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When someone throws up while watching one of your movies, it's like a standing ovation.
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The Canteen Boy, the reason you feel bad for him and you can laugh is because he, and I guess a lot of my characters, they don't notice they're getting made fun of. So they'll say something back that's not that great a quip, but in their mind they won the argument.
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The way people deal with me - they'll go overboard in trying to be politically correct and make a mess of it. Everyone's so worried about what they're saying to everyone else, that they don't talk very much.
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Studying is something I really love doing, and I just hope to have enough money for tuition.
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God doesn't give you more than you can handle.
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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.