John McGahern Quotes

Yes, but also one of the problems for a novelist in Ireland is the fact that there are no formal manners. I mean some people have beautiful manners but there's no kind of agreed form of manners.

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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Consumers do not want a perceived cheap car; they want a car to flaunt. A car is as much about status and identity as it is about transport.

Jens Martin Skibsted

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It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it is simply the left arm of healthy governmental curiosity. It brings to a strong government what it needs to know. It's the collection of information, a journalistic job, if you will, but done in secret.

John le Carre

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My priority is always playing tennis and practising and doing my schedule with my tennis.

Angelique Kerber

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All through college, I was searching for characters that would make me unique and set me apart from the typical ventriloquist with the typical dummy that was the little boy, cheeky hard figure like Charlie McCarthy.

Jeff Dunham

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More attention and thought goes into naming a character in 'Call Of Duty' than all the work that can go into certain movies. Blood and sweat and tears go into figuring out the names because they are so important. The call signs say a lot about you. The brotherhood that's evoked by the name is quite profound.

Stephen Gaghan

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Our story, Maryland's story, is the story of better choices and better results.

Martin O'Malley

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We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.

Michelle Bachelet

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As you get up in your thirties, the van touring is not a possibility anymore. We can't all be Mike Watt.

Jason Isbell

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I'm very acrobatic. I can do backflips and all that crazy stuff.

Jason Mitchell

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The career stuff is for business people.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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The flat-out worst movie I've ever seen has to be Uwe Boll's 'Rampage.'

Chris Cubas

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I'm a socialist, and I'm not going to be ashamed to say it!

Cindy Sheehan

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