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Dennis L. McKiernan Quotes

A middle child, I was born in the depths of the Great Depression. My dad and mom were factory workers, struggling to make ends meet.

Dennis L. McKiernan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: April 4, 1932

Topics

Great Depression Child Mom Born

It's like Scott Wolf, I never thought he looked like Tom Cruise until somebody said it and now that they've said it, I see it every time I look at him!

Time Thought Wolf Look Said Never

Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.

Work Day Men Fool Tomorrow Heaven

I've been criticised for being an eternal optimist.

Optimist Being Been Eternal

As children, we think our mother has always been a mother, but it is just one of the roles you may have the opportunity to play. They don't define you as a human being.

Mother Opportunity Children Think

I'll do some running with the dogs, ride a bike; if I go to gym it's usually for cardio. I don't do weights as much; every once in while, I throw in some pushups and do leg exercises to strengthen my legs.

Martina Navratilova

Ride Bike Gym Go Legs Dogs

I've been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen.

Life Work Great Blessed My Life You

Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get, is always stuff we've already criticised ourselves.

Jonny Greenwood

Believe Criticism You Will Always

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.

Good Cats Curious Curiosity You Our

Our tunes aren't just sing-along tunes: they're very complex. After a few days of that, you gotta take a break.

You Days Break Complex Take Just

Liberals subscribe to the new flexible, pluralistic definition of the family; their defense of families carries no conviction.

Christopher Lasch

Family New Flexible Conviction

I think some people watch 'Raging Bull,' or they watch 'The Piano Teacher,' and I think they're more, maybe, able to process an antihero in a dramatic context, where people more want comedy to take care of them. But that's not really taking care of people. That's just providing escape, which sometimes is necessary.

Teacher People Think Care Take Care

I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.

Daily City Grandfather Surgeon Up

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