William J Doherty Quotes
A family, like a canoe, must be steered or paddled, or it won't take you where you want to go.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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In America, to be ID'd - sorted, tagged, and permanently filed - is to lose a bit of one's soul. To die a little. This sounds like a subtle, poetic notion. It's not. In American legal and cultural tradition, one essential privilege of citizenship is not having to prove it on demand.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy.
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When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
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We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts.
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My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian.
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Before I paint someone, I always ask, 'How much examination can your body take?' 'How much do you want me to see?'
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Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.
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Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security.
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I love women.
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Compton is my city.
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The energy you give off is the energy you receive. I really think that, so I'm always myself - jumping, dancing, singing around, trying to cheer everybody up.
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It's easy to say why I love coming to Chicago for my signings, because I still remember the very first time I came to Chicago, right before 'Shiver' came out. I remember I was so struck by the feel of the city, how wide open it felt, even with these massive buildings all around me. The parks and green spaces are incredible.
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Little deeds are like little seeds, they grow to flowers or to weeds.
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My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine.
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My friends and I were the class clowns in high school, so one day we were showing off at our seats, and I fell off my chair! I had to get stitches, and I had a bloody lip. I was trying so hard to be a cool class clown!
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A simple democracy is the devil's own government.
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Most people are balancing 10 or 20 priorities. I have two. My family and my work.
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I wanted to go to college and play football.
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Kids are just interested in animals. But it's much more than that. They have certain responsibilities they have to meet, and many want the challenge. It teaches real-life skills. Sports works for some people, something like this works for others.
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A family, like a canoe, must be steered or paddled, or it won't take you where you want to go.
