Colleen McCullough Quotes
That's the purpose of old age... To give us a breathing space before we die, in which to see why we did what we did.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.
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I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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My brother and I had many games. We were inseparable. We had a little team going on between us. We had even a language that was kind of like pig latin. So we'd speak in the language. It's called Op.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn't work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing.
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At night when I used to sleep, I was thinking all the time that shall I put a knife under my pillow.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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I was going to be the head wrangler at a ranch in Wyoming, and the reason I didn't take the job is because I couldn't have my family there - the family had to stay in town. I just wasn't willing to do that.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
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The right of no nation depends upon the date of its birth or the size of its power. As there can be no second class citizens before the law of America, so-we believe-there can be no second-class nations before the law of the world community.
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that have reportedly left thousands of the most vulnerable homeless and destitute and called on the government to abide by the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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Food is not a means toward resolution. It can't cure heartbreak or solve untenable dilemmas.
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There are as many jobs for younger Americans as there are for other Americans of every age group in political campaigns. Campaigns are very labor intensive and volunteer dependent.
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Turning 30 was when my parents both got cancer and were fighting it and beat it, but their mortality started to get to me. Everything wasn't as hunky-dory like it was.
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That's the purpose of old age... To give us a breathing space before we die, in which to see why we did what we did.
