Margo MacDonald Quotes
Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the children and the next generation's chances.
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To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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The first two or three movies I did, I'd be around famous co-stars and totally pretend like I didn't care, but inside, I was shaking. I've been weaning myself off that.
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I think there's a difference when you make fun of yourself and your own behavior, and when you dishonor or disrespect Christ. If you're making a mockery of Christ is one thing. But if you're just joking about human foibles and weaknesses, I think that's perfectly acceptable.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
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It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day.
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Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
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Working in Birmingham for the first time was the best thing, especially as it was round the corner from my mum's house in Harborne!
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In a competitive industry, only paranoid incumbents - those constantly striving for betterment - have any hope of surviving.
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Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
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May I meet him with one tooth and it aching, and one eye to be seeing seven and seventy divils in the twists of the road, and one old timber leg on him to limp into the scalding grave. There he is now crossing the strands, and that the Lord God would send a high wave to wash him from the world.
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I used to go to the US Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds.
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Those who desire to be men in truth, and not brutes, having only the appearance and shape of men, must constantly endeavor to reduce the wants of the body, such as eating, love, drinking, anger, and all manners originating in lust and passion; they must feel ashamed of them and set limits to them for themselves.
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I started this charity, Fashion for Relief, in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina happened. New Orleans was actually the first place I visited in the United States. It was one of my first big jobs, a shoot for British 'Elle.' It was April 14, 1986.
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When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the children and the next generation's chances.
