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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If there's one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, its this: Im not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people.
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Names are very important for humans, aren't they? How do I translate for you the name of this town as it seems to me, the true name that tells of its history and people and lands and weather and . . . everything?
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I think the beauty of the film industry is that if another person tries to become another person or act like another person or imitate another person, they don't really get too far. When that person starts to realize who they are and what they can bring to the table, they start to blossom and grow. With that, it's not so much me looking towards my predecessors who have paved the way in the industry - it's more getting inspired. I get little bits and pieces of what I can take from any and everybody.
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One thing however, Nat did for him. He taught him carpentry. He learned to distinguish between the different kinds of wood, to love them and understand their ways. Realizing that the boy had great skill with his hands Nat gave him a few tools for his own and taught him wood carving.... First the books and then the wood. Each was a milestone for him on the way through.
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When shall I be dead and rid Of all the wrong my father did? How long, how long 'till spade and hearse Put to sleep my mother's curse?
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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.
