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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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
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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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Everyone gets a raise when they do well. No one asked me what I got for my initial films. There was a time I got paid Rs. 6 lakh. I charge what producers are willing to pay me.
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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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I just feel so lucky that I'm able to do things that are enriching 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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With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.
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I think I'll stay alive here a bit longer, and see with my own eyes what's going to happen. I can still die after that - it won't be too late. Probably.
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If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
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Perhaps we are born knowing the tales of our grandmothers and all their ancestral kin continually run in our blood repeating them endlessly, and the shock they give us when we first bear them is not of surprise but of recognition.
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We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.
