Flannery O'Connor Quotes
I am very much afraid that to the fiction writer the fact that we shall always have the poor with us is a source of satisfaction,for it means, essentially, that he will always be able to find someone like himself.
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Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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My dad is a gentle and brilliant Iranian violinist.
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Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
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I did not know I was a Midwesterner until I got there. I just fell in love with the people.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.
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Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
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A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
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The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favor of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favor of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.
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I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
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I want to be free... free to develop my art.
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I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
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I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to bake.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.
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The universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid.
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When the Body Gets working appropriately, the force of Gravity can flow through, then spontaneously, the body heals itself
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He has been waiting for us, waiting in vain, and His fatherly heart was filled with grief. When He then sought to call us home through chastenings, we rebelled against Him and His actions and again refused to come home to the Father. What else should He do with us?
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I am very much afraid that to the fiction writer the fact that we shall always have the poor with us is a source of satisfaction,for it means, essentially, that he will always be able to find someone like himself.
