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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Except for some effects that I attribute mostly to age, my intuitive thinking is just as prone to overconfidence, extreme predictions, and the planning fallacy as it was before I made a study of these issues.
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I cannot, will never, understand these couples who hate each other, who conduct open warfare in front of their children - the kind of people who have to drop the kids off at the end of the driveway in case they lay eyes on one another. At the very least, civility must reign.
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A library is many things, but particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books... Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had.
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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
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The sky was pure opal now.
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Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the children and the next generation's chances.
