Flannery O'Connor Quotes
I write any sort of rubbish which will cover the main outlines of the story, then I can begin to see it.
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I am tone deaf.
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It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.
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It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.
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I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.
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The truth is, 'Charlie Hebdo' is not a racist magazine. Rather, it is a campaigning anti-racist left-wing magazine.
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Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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I don't know what it is about me. I don't know if there's something strange... but I continue to play aliens, so there's obviously something there.
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Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down.
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I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
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The Soviet Union was a very useful ally in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change.
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I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
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Keep an eye on what your kids are seeing online. Parents need to stay involved in what their children are being exposed to. It's so important.
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Kaepernick's protest has been very successful. I really appreciate the fact that he's been giving away money to organisations; he pledged to give away a million dollars, and he's been doing it.
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Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
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Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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Apartheid is inherently a practice of violence.
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We know exactly where the path to despair and insanity lies. It's in that sense that life is meaningless, there's nothing about today that's worth doing because it's just like yesterday and it's going to be just like tomorrow.
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Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I know how things are going to end, and I know some important incidents along the way.
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I decided I'm gonna sing what I want, wear what I want, write what I want, and hope that if it comes from my heart then people will see that it's real and gravitate toward it.
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The principal fact of life is the free mind.
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The more business a man has to do, the more he is able to accomplish, for he learns to economize his time.
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I write any sort of rubbish which will cover the main outlines of the story, then I can begin to see it.
