John McGahern Quotes

I think there's a great difference in consciousness in that same way in that when we're young we read books for the story, for the excitement of the story - and there comes a time when you realise that all stories are more or less the same story.

John McGahern

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatTimeStoryThinkYouYoung

I will accept comments and criticism about change.

Jimmy Haslam

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You never hear of a live-action studio that has been making so-so films looking over at a studio that's making great movies and going, 'Oh, we see the difference - we're using a different camera.'

John Lasseter

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Markets are a good thing, and they are the best way of ensuring we have fairness.

Michael Hintze

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We humans are still a very primitive culture, and it's one of the traps we've fallen into over the course of our lives - to forget our history. That's why George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is so profound. It chronicles our short memory.

RuPaul

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I'm a standard overachiever.

Michelle Wolf

OverachieverStandard

I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.

Julia Child

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You don't have that much choice in your life, which is one of the big lessons I've learned. I was going to be a designer whether I wanted to be a designer or not.

Donna Karan

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The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

Brian Tracy

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Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon.

Bruce Dickinson

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With the influx of available cryptocapital that has become widely accessible, it's going to be interesting to watch what happens next, because companies now have the luxury of raising enough money to build simultaneously a product, a company, and an ecosystem.

William Mougayar

MoneyInterestingEnoughLuxuryNow

I never liked going to school and would sham and play football. I played in the centre forward position. If ever given a choice, I would love to represent Barcelona.

Tiger Shroff

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I started running track when I was 13 years old, as a freshman in high school. I ran the 400 meters, which is a very tough race and a full sprint.

Norah O'Donnell

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