Flannery O'Connor Quotes
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No one expected me to become a champion.
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
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Cynicism is something which has become symbolic of imperial policy.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.
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We did not become libertarians because we are altruists.
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But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.
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The idea that I should become president seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person.
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Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.
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Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.
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It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.
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To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.
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Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.
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Definitely, a non-tribal can become chief minister in Jharkhand.
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Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.
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If I hadn't been a model, I couldn't have become a movie actress.
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The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.
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There is a way to share an insight into your personal life without being classless, which is what I'm trying to do.
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The basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free press, the priority of the individual over mythical state interests, a state which serves the interests of ordinary people and defends their rights and interests. This is all easy to say but hard to make reality.
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No reserves. No retreats. No regrets.
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Like the Pentagon, our social science often reduces all phenomena to dollars and body counts. Sexuality, family unity, kinship, masculine solidarity, maternity, motivation, nurturing, all the rituals of personal identity and development, all the bonds of community, seem "sexist," "superstitious," "mystical," "inefficient," "discriminatory." And, of course, they are -- and they are also indispensable to a civilized society.
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Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
