Flannery O'Connor Quotes
The Bible was the only book he read. He didn't read it often but when he did he wore his mother's glasses. They tired his eyes so that after a short time he was always obliged to stop.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
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Writing is only the frosting on my cake. I'm whole without it.
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I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
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What Shakespeare was able to do in English he would certainly not have done in French.
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I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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You can be funny and say what you mean; these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best jokes came from people who meant it. See: Pryor, Bruce, Carlin, etc.
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I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities.
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As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.
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I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.
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Capitalism and power politics have made our generation creatively sluggish, and our vital art is mired in a broad bourgeois philistinism.
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I've found that the older I get, the more spontaneous I become.
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I think being creative is incredibly difficult and painful.
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One of my favorite movies is the old Depardieu film 'The Return Of Martin Guerre,' which is actually a true story and a book.
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We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
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President Obama will not be able to contain himself, and he will go after Mr. Trump every single chance he gets once Obama is out of office.
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The Bible was the only book he read. He didn't read it often but when he did he wore his mother's glasses. They tired his eyes so that after a short time he was always obliged to stop.
