Alistair MacLeod Quotes
If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.
Quotes to Explore
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I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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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.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
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I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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If you're going to sell stock and somebody wants to buy it at a price and that price is not a price you dictate, but demand dictates, sell it to them now.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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He who gives love, receives love.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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In life go straight and turn right.
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You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
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I love puppies, and I love animals in general. Besides that, I do martial arts: extreme martial arts. I also play real guitar and drums, and sing. And I'm taking some college classes, hoping to major in English and creative writing.
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Our parents are obviously proud, but they're still trying to get used to the fact that we're in a band. I have a feeling my mom would actually like One Direction if I wasn't in it!
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No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.
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What you believe one day isn't what you believe the next day and I think every writer secretly believes that they may never be able to do write good song or script again, but they can.
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Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.
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I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.
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The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.
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If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.
