Flannery O'Connor Quotes
Her name was Maude and she drank whisky all day from a fruit jar under the counter.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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The world is always in movement.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I'm a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only to gender, but also to race, religion, background and age.
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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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This also is a part of the Church's teaching, that the world was made and took its beginning at a certain time, and is to be destroyed on account of its wickedness.
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In entertainment, there's a theory that you should be lunching and dinnering and going to some kind of power breakfast.
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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We're in very bad trouble if we don't understand the planet we're trying to save.
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My life is not perfect.
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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Surround yourself with great people. People are what make businesses prosper.
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A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
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I don't admire one particular style, but for evening events, I always look to Grace Kelly for inspiration.
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When you're going through something, whether it's a wonderful thing like having a child or a sad thing like losing somebody, you often feel like 'Oh my God, I'm so overwhelmed; I'm dealing with this huge thing on my own.' In fact, poetry's a nice reminder that, no, everybody goes through it. These are universal experiences.
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When I see four young kids in a band, I think, That looks really fun, no matter how shitty they are. You develop your own thing, and get excited about your band name. It's all so harmless.
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Her name was Maude and she drank whisky all day from a fruit jar under the counter.
