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 studied at the Hebrew University Medical Faculty, graduated, and was an Israel Defense Forces' combat physician on a Navy ship.
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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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My parents, grandmother and brother were teachers. My mother taught Latin and French and was the school librarian. My father taught geography and a popular class called Family Living, the precursor to Sociology, which he eventually taught. My grandmother was a beloved one-room school teacher at Knob School, near Sonora in Larue County, Ky.
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People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf.
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Christians who believe in the Bible believe that it is their job to bring others the joy of salvation. Even if they're murdered, beaten to death, imprisoned - that's what you do for God.
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I say to this night: 'Pass more slowly'; and the dawn will come to dispel the night.
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My driving and irons are the best part of my game. Growing to be 5-foot-11 has certainly helped.
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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.
