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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A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.
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The Tao teaches us not to intervene and interfere. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. And the people we love we have to learn to let them be.
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Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.
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When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
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Normally, the action is just a gratuitous thing. In the case of Bourne, he was going to learn about himself in the action scenes.
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If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize.
