Campbell McGrath Quotes
I tend to write poetry that is rich in data of various sorts. The lyric poem isn't perfectly suited to accommodating such data, so I've had to find new ways to say everything that I want to say.
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So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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I have so many pairs of oxfords; it's ridiculous. It started because at my school you have to wear oxfords for our uniform, but after I got my first pair, I realized they were really comfortable, so they became my regular walking shoes, too.
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I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.
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The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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I've made club songs, and I've made radio songs, and I've made the car songs.
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I used to love going to the garden centre as a kid. It made me feel relaxed.
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In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned by the government, so our shows are subject to censorship by the networks. Every now and then, we are told that certain subjects cannot be talked about. There are frustrations.
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Women who have abortions are people you know. Because that is the truth! One in three American women will have an abortion by menopause.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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When we train a horse to do a certain job, we're training the horse to be like a soldier, and yes, he still has a spirit, and he still has his ideas, but he is a disciplined soldier, and in the end, he will follow the rider's instruction to do what needs to be done.
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Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
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The world is equally shocked at hearing Christianity criticized and seeing it practiced.
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I don't have bad taste; I have no taste. I wear a lot of the things I wore in high school, but not the cowl-neck sweaters. I was never tall, and I am the same size, so I still wear a lot of those clothes.
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We shared our father with the world.
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I think that 'Heroes' really is about family. I mean, sure, it's this surreal story, and it's about people with powers, but the story behind that story is a story of family.
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If of their pleasures and desires no end be found;God to their cares and fears will set no bound.What would content you? Who can tell?Ye fear so much to lose what you have gotAs if ye liked it well.Ye strive for more, as if ye liked it not.
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I recall playing practical jokes with John Wayne. I once got a whole bunch of keys and had little tags made that said, 'If lost, please return to John Wayne, RKO Studios. Reward.' And I just dropped them all over town. He got a lot of phone calls, people showing up at the studio. He never learned who did it.
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A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do.
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Actors don't need a lot of talk beyond the first few sentences. They may say they don't draw on their own life, but all actors do.
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I tend to write poetry that is rich in data of various sorts. The lyric poem isn't perfectly suited to accommodating such data, so I've had to find new ways to say everything that I want to say.
