Flannery O'Connor Quotes
Children know by instinct that hell is an absence of love, and they can pick out theirs without missing.
Quotes to Explore
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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My focus on the budget, though, has played second fiddle to what I believe is even more important - creating jobs.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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I'm not a leading man.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
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The sanctions have nothing to do with our relations with China, because our relations with the People's Republic of China are at an unprecedented high both in terms of their level and substance. They are what we call "a comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation".
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When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.
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Children know by instinct that hell is an absence of love, and they can pick out theirs without missing.
