Donald Ray Pollock Quotes

Don't get me wrong: I think that everyone should put forth an effort to do better, but let's face it, some of us are just plain luckier than others.

Donald Ray Pollock

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When I've pictured what Heaven would be like, I've always imagined myself free to explore the outer reaches of space.

Jeremy Robinson

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I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school, I sang at parties, I sang at church. Everyone always asked me to sing. I'd be playing football with my friends, and my parents would ask me to sing for their guests. I was never very happy about that because I wanted to play football.

Andrea Bocelli

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There are very few films that work like a novel.

Robert Schwentke

WorkLikeNovelFewVeryFilms

One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods - that is, goods or conditions we need that no individual or country can secure on their own, such as halting global warming, financial stability and peace and security.

Anna Lindh

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Elephants and grandchildren never forget.

Andy Rooney

GrandchildrenNever ForgetForget

When I went to London, they told me I spoke with a funny accent - English with a Chinese accent.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body.

Masayoshi Son

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I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force.

Michael P. Anderson

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I don't think people look at how pop stars live and feel anything aspirational at all.

Lorde

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I'm not a private person. I like hanging out and talking to fans. But my life isn't so interesting that you want to see the inside of it.

Lisa Lampanelli

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The ending is one of my blackest, utterly without hope of any sort.

Donna Leon

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Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize.

Christine O'Donnell

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