Alistair MacLeod Quotes
If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.
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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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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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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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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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There is a misconception that I've experienced in my life about people that live in the South. I got sent away to school in Connecticut in the late Eighties, and kids were honestly asking me, 'Do people there wear shoes?'
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I'm not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I'm looking to make a really great film.
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There are some stories I want to tell that I think it'd be cool to see an African-American dude do.
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The exciting part about life is finding out what you can't do, because you don't find out until you try to do something and you're stopped.
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If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.
