William J Doherty Quotes

If a married couple with children has fifteen minutes of uninterrupted, non-logistical, non-problem-solving talk every day, I would put them in the top 5% of all married couples. It's an extraordinary achievement.

William J Doherty

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• Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

  

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• Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.

  

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• I miss particularly the managing editor role on the 'Evening News.'

  

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• If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.

  

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• When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.

  

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• We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.

  

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• Korean students are hard working, talented, and they do what they need to do. They succeed in exams. They are highly motivated to succeed in tests.

  

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• I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.

  

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• My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.

  

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• I just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.

  

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• Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

  

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• If a married couple with children has fifteen minutes of uninterrupted, non-logistical, non-problem-solving talk every day, I would put them in the top 5% of all married couples. It's an extraordinary achievement.

  

  William J Doherty
  • Children
  • Problem
  • Achievement