Colum McCann Quotes
He wondered if that was what the moment of death was about, the noise of the world and then ease away from it.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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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 made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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There's no way I'm going to stand up for bad ingredients. We love seasonal ingredients. It's a false dichotomy to say that modern cooking is at odds with that, but some people want to have a great ingredient and no technique.
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Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in fashioning our own clothes.
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I don't think Steve Jobs had much desire to share his fortune.
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Even if I tried to fill up the stadium in Ramat Gan, I don't think I could.
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To me, 'rock star' conjures up something like a mystic: someone who sees himself as above other people, someone who has the key to the secret that people want to know.
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If you have to change something about you to be in a part, I don't think it's easy to do. You should just pick the part where you can just be yourself.
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My beautiful, selfless sister Manuela Testolini-Benet continues to inspire me to be a better woman. Always thinking of others, always doing God's work.
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From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying: 'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.
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He wondered if that was what the moment of death was about, the noise of the world and then ease away from it.
