Alice McDermott Quotes

I'm very conscious of trying to make something epic out of something small and ordinary.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 27, 1953

Topics

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I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon.

Joakim Noah

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In baseball, you're always moving people around.

Joe Torre

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There are roles for all types of movies. I mean, you still want to watch the urban movies, and they need to be told. You still want to see something you haven't seen before.

Melissa De Sousa

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I wanted to be Amish when I was a kid. You just wear black and white - what could be better? One less thing to worry about.

Anderson Cooper

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I don't get as much female attention as you'd think, because I never go out.

Matthew Morrison

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Like Barack Obama's father, Trump's mother was an immigrant. But Trump doesn't often bring up his Scottish ancestry on the campaign trail.

Mary Pilon

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I've always been very ambitious and very determined and very compassionate at the same time.

Molly Bloom

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I love to clean. I love to cook.

Monica Potter

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I sang in a group for four years, and you just kind of get used to it. You don't really think about being by yourself.

Luis Fonsi

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I'm always focussed on the actual work, and I think that's a much more succinct way to describe what you care about than any speech I could ever make.

Jonathan Ive

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I like to play music, and I like to be funny, so I just do both at the same time.

Christopher Guest

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I've been a fan of 'Rocky Horror'... my mom let me see it at a really early age.

Christina Milian

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