Mignon McLaughlin Quotes

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

Mignon McLaughlin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 6, 1913 - December 20, 1983

Topics

WordsManWishLawyersDownYears

Government officials and citizens care about many causes - and they all require resources. For example, I am personally passionate about ending the human trafficking that still occurs within our borders.

Joe Lonsdale

GovernmentI AmEndingCareBorders

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

LeadershipLeaderWayWhoKnows

I come from the theater, and there is a real collaborative history there.

John Cameron Mitchell

HistoryRealComeTheater

Any objective look at what science has to say about climate change ought to be sufficient to persuade reasonable people that the climate is changing and that humans are responsible for a substantial part of that - and that these changes are doing harm and will continue to do more harm unless we start to reduce our emissions.

John Holdren

ChangeSciencePeopleStartDoing

I've been writing the same book my whole life - that you're in one family, and all of a sudden, you're in another family, and it's not your choice, and you can't get out.

Ann Patchett

LifeFamilyWritingBookYouChoice

That would really be my fantasy - maybe just do three shows a year and each year in a different city, just singing for the people who really want to see it, and then just write for other people. I do love to sing, but I'm just as happy singing in the bathtub, you know?

Sia

LoveHappyPeopleCitySingingYear

It's always hard to watch bad actors improv on your skit.

Robert Ben Garant

BadHardAlwaysImprovWatchYour

When I was going to school and under the influence of Abstract Expressionism, I believed that if you had a give-and-take rapport with your work that it would be you, and that would be all that was required. It would be honest, and the core of your personality would come out if you responded to position and contrasts in your work.

Roy Lichtenstein

WorkPersonalitySchoolInfluence

I don't know what my version of a relationship or marriage is yet, because the typical model seems a little broken to me.

Michelle Williams

MarriageRelationshipBrokenMeKnow

I have multiple ideas per day, all the time. The vast majority of these are completely idiotic. Usually, I just sit on the idea for several months. And if I have not decided that it's idiotic, then it's... might be a good idea.

Luis von Ahn

GoodTimeDayIdeasGood IdeaSit

I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that.

Dawn Richard

PeopleThinkKnowMissImageryCome

I don't want to be treated like I came from another planet or something or was somehow born with some weird birthright or super power. I don't view myself that way. I am a normal guy, picking up the crap from the dog and scraping the BBQ and having a beer and fixing the shed out back.

Chris Hadfield

DogPowerMyselfI AmBeerWeird

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