John McGahern Quotes

My father was very outwardly religious.

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 never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now.

Jo Brand

TimeHappyThinkYearYouWay

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

Jesse Jackson

TimeTurnUsOtherEach

Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?

Jesse Ventura

JobMistakesGovernmentSomeoneUp

God doesn't just miraculously and physically intervene in the whole process, so if I just go and drop a bunch of chemicals and herbicides that leach into the groundwater, I can pray all day to keep my child healthy, but if the herbicides gone into the groundwater come up my well, my child's going to drink that water.

Joel Salatin

GodWaterDayChildProcessI Can

Being on 'Star Trek,' you have a funny relationship with fame.

Robert Picardo

FunnyRelationshipYouFameStar

For years now, Chinese parents and teachers have lamented what's known as the 'xiao huangdi' - or little emperor - phenomenon, a generation of pampered and entitled children who believe they sit at the center of the social universe because that's exactly how they've been treated.

Jeffrey Kluger

ChildrenParentsBelieveGeneration

My mother has always been very feminine, always in high-heeled shoes.

Jeanne Damas

MotherShoesAlwaysBeenFeminine

I'm a comic book fan.

Michael B. Jordan

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My first stand-up experience, like most comics, was horrible. I got booed offstage. I thought I was funnier than I was. But the walk from the back of the room to the stage was the most excited I'd ever been about anything in my life other than kissing a girl. That's how I knew I had to get back onstage and do it again.

Tony Rock

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I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.

Molly Ivins

TruthIgnoranceEvilBelieveKnows

The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well.

Mo Ibrahim

LeadershipMoneyWinHonorWorth

I still love working. I still love being in the mix of things.

Judy Sheindlin

LoveThingsBeingWorkingStillMix

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