Mary Gaitskill Quotes

I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful.

Mary Gaitskill

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WorldStrongOutConvictionHad

I would just say there is one misperception of our veterans, and that is they are somehow damaged goods. I don't buy it.

Jim Mattis

SayVeteransBuyJustWouldDamaged

I came to Christ when I was thirty-eight. That transformed my life.

Jennifer O'Neill

LifeMy LifeChristI CameCame

No one else will really care, but I missed the wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Also the war in Chechnya.

Anderson Cooper

WarCareMissedWillSierraReally

The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress.

Michael Bloomberg

ProgressMadWantsPublicFrustrated

I don't spend much time looking back at what happened. I do remember it, but I don't see any purpose of wanting to look back.

Amitabh Bachchan

TimePurposeLooking BackLooking

The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet.

Steve Yzerman

GoodHairLongHelmetLookDown

When I'm writing a new play, there's a period where I know I shouldn't be out in public much. I imagine most people who create go through something like this. You willfully loosen some of the inner straps that hold your core together.

Tony Kushner

TogetherPeopleWritingYouPlayGo

My countrymen, I have given proofs that I am one most anxious for liberties for our country, and I am still desirous of them. But I place as a prior condition the education of the people, that by means of instruction and industry our country may have an individuality of its own and make itself worthy of these liberties.

Jose Rizal

EducationI AmPeopleCountryPlace

I do feel a wave come over me when I hear those two words, 'Star' and 'Wars,' said together. I feel tense, shut up, and stare into the middle distance.

Domhnall Gleeson

TogetherWordsMeFeelWaveSaid

I get tetchy with myself when I forget. I also get tetchy when directors ask you for take after take after take after take for no apparent reason. I've heard Maggie Smith gets tetchy for the same reason.

Diana Rigg

MyselfYouForgetAskReasonSame

Then I went through a whole bunch of crap with my lousy movies and pop records. I had people behind me kind of steering me in that direction, but it wasn't really my bag.

Pia Zadora

PeopleMeDirectionBagMoviesKind

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

Shane Warne

AloneSportsTimeCricketThink

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