Colum McCann Quotes

I'm not interested in blind optimism, but I'm very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, 'This is not enough.'

Colum McCann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: February 28, 1965

Topics

DarknessOptimismBlindEnoughTakes

I think the idea that you can go this alone is - was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans.

Michael Chertoff

AlonePainMistakePeopleSuffering

I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists.

Amy Tan

BookReadingChooseWhyPersonal

I'd never have a facelift, as I have never seen one that looks good.

Trinny Woodall

GoodLooksNeverSeenFacelift

Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.

Michael Porter

StrategyGoalSoundRightStarts

We are continuing to collaborate with Disney on future films and other opportunities.

Mindy Grossman

FutureOpportunitiesOtherContinuing

I have a chip on my shoulder I pet every morning, a constant feeling like I have something to prove. Hearing that the canon can't be diversified, there's no room for more brown faces - that fueled my fire.

Jason Reynolds

MorningFirePetFeelingProveMore

The Rolling Stones are violence. Their music penetrates the raw nerve endings of their listeners and finds its way into the groove marked 'release of frustration.'

Jon Landau

MusicFrustrationViolenceWayRaw

A face is a road map of someone's life. Without any need to amplify that or draw attention to it, there's a great deal that's communicated about who this person is and what their life experiences have been.

Chuck Close

LifeGreatRoadFaceSomeonePerson

Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

Boyle Roche

BrotherEmbraceTwoWouldIreland

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

Anthony Minghella

MyselfI AmThoughtNeverWriteOut

With 'Kidnapped,' there didn't seem to be a sure hand guiding it: everything had to be run-up-the-pole, so to speak, and there seemed to be a large committee, every day fighting about what the show was about.

Timothy Hutton

DaySpeakFightingEvery DayHand

British chancellor is telling the rest of Europe it must abandon democracy. It's appalling.

Nigel Farage

DemocracyRestEuropeBritishMust

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