Ann McKee Quotes
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I consider myself not a conservative libertarian but a radical '60s libertarian.
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On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
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Generally, you want to raise capital either when you have to or when it's really easy. If the company desperately needs money, and they can't figure out any other way, then they need to raise money. Or if someone's offering you easy money on good terms, you should take it because you can use it for good things.
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As I discovered music, especially Rock 'n Roll, new territory was opened to me. I was lured by the unbridled rhythm of this art form. It was like gasoline on the fire of my youthful spirit.
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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
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Product-wise, I use a morning and night cleanser. I'm really not a brand person.
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I don't belong to any country clubs. I don't have this big circle of friends. Where I make my friends is where I work.
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People love to drop in 'you betcha' as often as they can.
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Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in - an unexpected twist in a story that reveals an insight, a counter intuitive study that turns your beliefs upside-down.
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When I was in college at Carnegie Mellon, I wanted to be a chemist. So I became one. I worked in a laboratory and went to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. Then I taught science at a private girls' school. I had three children and waited until all three were in school before I started writing.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson.
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Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
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In my mother's belly, I remember not liking the tempi my father played the Beethoven Sonatas in.
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I always demanded respect. I came prepared and expected others to do the same.
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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.
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The first gift my husband ever gave me was a pack of index cards. I'm pretty sure the second was a 'Powers' scriptbook. This was well before either of us worked for Marvel.
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Country's hip; it's cool music.
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When I was writing 'The Luminaries,' I read a lot of crime novels because I wanted to figure out which ones made me go, 'Ah! I didn't know that was coming!'
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Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand why I don't want to be a movie star, why I'm not pursuing Mel Gibson's roles.
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Mao appears to be quite free from symptoms of megalomania, but he has a deep sense of personal dignity, and something about him suggests a power of ruthless decision when he deems it necessary.
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The overwhelming evidence is that trauma is a major factor in CTE.
