Andrew Greeley Quotes
I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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The greatest thing you can give a child is confidence.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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Some day you will be wheeled in for a heart bypass operation, and a surgeon will be the person who is now behind the counter when you renew your car registration at the department of motor vehicles.
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I keep dumbbells in my trailer, and I work out between takes.
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When someone has to intervene to defend the liberty of the press, that society is sick.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I like to go shopping, to the movies, all the girl stuff. Just a normal girl.
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I have no sense of direction at all. Thank the Lord for my TomTom, otherwise I'd spend my whole life lost.
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Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.
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If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.
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OK, so truth hurts - but what else does truth do?
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I believe that President Obama is here for a reason, but that doesn't mean that he has to stay there next year. The American people have an opportunity to have a say and so I think we just have to do what we think is right - and see what the outcome is. God's got a plan.
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I think backstory is really important to know because I'm all about prep work. I like to do all of my work right away, as soon as I get it. I'm incapable of procrastinating on anything, so I like to do all of the work.
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I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.
