Norm MacDonald Quotes
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
Quotes to Explore
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
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Everybody has their own story - it's who you are. If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am!
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I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.
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Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.
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Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing.
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Citizenship and ethnicity can become, in certain contexts, restrictive, and perhaps that's one reason I was interested in people who feel compelled to mask their origins and thereby circumvent the restrictions.
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My grandpa was in the Navy, but it wasn't something that was expected or planned for me to do.
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I think every single girl has something different and special about her. You find one who clicks with your vibe.
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We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought.
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On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk.
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History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.
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The best compensation for doing things is the ability to do more.
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Jack Ryan made the right decision, ... I know it must have been a difficult one.
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And when no longer we can see Thee, may we reach out our hands, and find Thee leading us through death to immortality and glory.
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It is part and parcel of every man's life to develop beauty in himself. All perfect things have in them an element of beauty.
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Anything that's made by humans is about humans, whether it's about gods or aliens or anything; it's about some sort of expressive nature about us.
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Hollywood is Newark, New Jersey with palm trees.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.
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Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection entertains a sacrifice. Our thoughts are often worse than we are, just as they are often better.
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The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
