Erin McKeown Quotes
I didn't realize at the time that if I wrote about something, I was going to have to talk about something. A lot. Ad nauseum.
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There's some songs you can cover, and I've covered and butchered a few, but you can't do them all.
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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.
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M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more.
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Meanwhile music pounded / across hearts opening every valve to the desperate drama of being / a self in a song.
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Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster.
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Today, of course, the world's perception of India has changed tremendously. People understand its role in world affairs; they understand that India is not some backward nation. In fact, it is the fastest growing free-market democracy in the world today, and that says it all.
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Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society.
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I won gold medals representing this country, but I've gotten more recognition around the world than I have in my own back yard.
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Unfortunately being born princess doesn't autimatically make a girl graceful or confident, a fact I've lamented for most of my fourteen years
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I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.
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Now, I'm not going to be misquoted on this like I have numerous times before, so I'll be quite clear. I've never said hitler was my hero, just that if he had focused on more than one race he would have had the right idea. Try to turn that one against me.
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I'm a representative of something that's greater than myself. When you see me out there on the track, I'm not just representing myself or my country, I'm representing Christ and what He's done through me. I have a responsibility to show His love and show others what He's done for me. It's also freed me up.
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Knowledge is realizing that the street is one way; wisdom is looking in both directions anyway.
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I think that becoming a parent absolutely changes your entire life and certainly changes your work, and it has changed mine. It just allows you to have access to your emotions, even more than you already did. You're watching this little person grow in front of you, and you realize that you're seeing how precious life is and how quickly it goes. You get to things faster, even emotionally. I'm not as timid about reaching into some areas in myself and bringing that to my work.
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My dream is to do exactly what I'm doing. I love writing and directing, and being somebody that can write about an artist I love or make a film about it. That's great. I would leave the other stuff to those who do it much better.
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I didn't realize at the time that if I wrote about something, I was going to have to talk about something. A lot. Ad nauseum.
