Alice McDermott Quotes

I guess I cringe when the discussion leads to, rather than books and sentences and characters and the stuff that writers are supposed to be concerned with, how to have an online presence and how many followers you have on Twitter. That stuff always makes me uncomfortable.

Alice McDermott

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Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

Daley Thompson
- Good
- Leadership
- Teamwork
People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.

Zosia Mamet
- People
- You
- Very
If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.

Fabrizio Moreira
- Party
- Choose
- Election
We put water down into the earth to push up gas, then we say, 'Ooh, we're having a water crisis.' This is foolishness, and this kind of foolishness, where we try to excuse human behavior, is dangerous.

Mae Jemison
- Up
- Earth
- Water
Sometimes I still worry that the next day will be the last day of the Earth.

Samantha Smith
- Earth
- Day
- Worry
What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.

Ted Deutch
- People
- Money
- Lost