Catherine McAuley Quotes
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A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself.
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I had a major bug for cities and for paintings and literature and all the things I thought went on in cities.
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One of the reasons we all still read Jane Austen is because her books are about universal things which still matter today - love, money, family. They haven't gone out of fashion, so it's not throwing the baby out with the bathwater to rework her in a contemporary style.
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I've got a lot of other things I want to do.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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The only things I'm competitive in are backgammon and poker.
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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I come from a musical family as well as a culinary family.
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I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don't see.'
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I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.
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Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.
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Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.
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Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
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I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.
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When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.
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I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.
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I don't think I'd ever reject anyone.
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And statesmen at her council met Who knew the seasons, when to take Occasion by the hand, and make The bounds of freedom wider yet.
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Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was much harder.
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After so long keeping to herself and tending her secret quietly, all these words just bubbled up out of her her like cool golden champagne.
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We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.
