John McGahern Quotes

Everything that we inherit, the rain, the skies, the speech, and anybody who works in the English language in Ireland knows that there's the dead ghost of Gaelic in the language we use and listen to and that those things will reflect our Irish identity.

John McGahern

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: November 12, 1934 - March 30, 2006

Topics

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I don't mind talking about my dad because he's such a good dude.

Max Winkler

GoodMindTalkingBecauseDudeHe

Don't follow in my footsteps; follow your heart.

Mawra Hocane

HeartFollow Your HeartFollowYour

When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students. I'd write 'civil rights' on the board and ask them to tell me what immediately came to mind.

Tom Perez

SchoolMindMeLawExerciseClass

What the Shin Bet did in the Bus 300 affair is no less than declaring a revolt. They took the methods of manipulation, disinformation, threats, blackmail, etc. and instead of using them against the enemy, they used these tactics against their own side.

Ronen Bergman

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I want someone who takes commitment seriously.

Rozonda Thomas

CommitmentSomeoneWantSeriously

I don't like 'comedy,' I like 'life,' which has everything in it.

Miriam Margolyes

LifeComedyEverythingLikeWhich

I grew up with a family that had very little and were at times homeless.

Misha Collins

FamilyHomelessUpLittleVeryWere

A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that difference.

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

WomanManStrongerDifferenceMay

I am someone who, from a very young age, was a huge fan of DC Comics.

Jason Fuchs

AgeI AmSomeoneYoungWhoFan

When you grow up in New Orleans, like, the only way to be an artist is to be a 55-year-old black musician. That's basically what we wanted to be. If you had asked me very truthfully what I wanted to be when I was 16, the answer would've been, 'I want to be a 55-year-old black musician.'

Jay Duplass

MeBlackGrowYouArtistNew

You want a friend who's going to tell you the truth. That's what it's about. If you don't have a friend who's going to tell you the truth every time something comes up, you feel like he's not a true friend.

Donald Driver

FriendTruthTimeTrue FriendYou

Which is good, in a way, because the danger in doing something like STAR TREK is that you end up in that pigeonhole and you're doing that the rest of your life.

Colm Meaney

LifeGoodRestEndDoingYou

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