Maria Doyle Kennedy Quotes
My children have very little interest in my work. The most important question they have for me is, 'What's for tea?'
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
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After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I think every teenager feels like a Martian in something, whether it's in their family, I think, or in their school. I think every teenager, every human being has a sense that they don't belong somewhere.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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I wonder if Louis Ferreira would be interested in directing.
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It's important to study and understand your responsibilities within any profession, but it's particularly important for military officers to read, think, discuss, and write about the problem of war and warfare so they can understand not just the changes in the character of warfare but also the continuities.
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When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.
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A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all.
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My children have very little interest in my work. The most important question they have for me is, 'What's for tea?'
