John McGahern Quotes

When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.

John McGahern

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AttitudeMeThoughtSomethingDid

I love creating new characters that are whatever they are.

Megan Mullally

LoveCreatingNewWhateverI Love

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

GoodFoodWritingWellAppetite

I sometimes think the theatre is more demanding because it requires things you don't have in films, like it requires you to make the people in the front row believe you and not look an idiot to them while the people right at the back can hear you.

Michael Gambon

PeopleTheatreBelieveThinkLook

My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.

Tony Visconti

FamilyFatherSchoolSupportCollege

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

Ronnie Wood

MusicSoulYouBackBluesRight

Thankfully, I have a very full life. I'm married with kids, so I have a lot of things to focus on, other projects either in post-production or pre-production, so you just do the best you can.

Matt Bomer

LifeBestFocusYouThingsKids

Beard's secret is always to be slightly on the edge but to pull back from disaster at the last minute.

Mary Beard

BeardBackEdgeSecretAlwaysLast

Individual participation in the stock market through 401(k)s helped fuel the go-go days of Wall Street in the 1980s and birthed asset management juggernauts like Fidelity, Vanguard, Pimco, BlackRock, and dozens of others.

Mary Pilon

ManagementStock MarketWallStreet

I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I was at that level even though I didn't make it.

Joseph Parker

BeatLevelMakeEvenThoughGuys

I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I suffered through the most doing because of all that dialog, so I could eventually be allowed to do a big dumb action movie, honestly.

Doug Liman

ActionDoingDreamDumbMoviesWay

And actually, about three weeks ago, Micky, Peter and I were in Vegas at the MGM Grand. And we did about 12 shows in seven days. It was quite an experience.

Davy Jones

ExperienceVegasThreeDaysSeven

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

Deb Caletti

LovePowerBelieveI BelieveBecause

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