Alice McDermott Quotes

I'm interested in characters who should know better, who know they should give up, move on, accept life as it is, with all its constraints - life, death, time - but don't.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeTimeDeathBetterMove OnKnow

I want to see friends more and travel more.

Jennifer Aniston

TravelFriendsWantMoreSee

A true capitalist doesn't have a job, because other people and other people's money work for them.

Robert Kiyosaki

WorkMoneyJobPeopleTrueBecause

Beast Mode doesn't make excuses. It doesn't complain. Whatever you're doing, go out there and get it done. Keep pushing. If I have a bad game, I think about what I have to do to return to form. Figure it out, go to sleep, and wake up a new man.

Matt Kemp

ManSleepWake UpGameThinkDoing

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.

Michael Hintze

SchoolEarlySchool DaysDutyBelief

Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it.

Jeff Foxworthy

PresentYouGrandmotherDiaperGoing

My favorite off-camera memory of Jon Stewart is watching him jump from the second level of a tuna tower into the waters off Grand Cayman.

Stephen Colbert

MemoryJumpWatchingHimTowerOff

Well, there are three different processes of making a film, of course. They're sort of re-written three times. You write it to start with, and then you shoot it and you re-write it while shooting and you sort of re-write it as you edit.

Stephen Daldry

StartYouThreeWriteShootingFilm

I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused.

Stipe Miocic

GreatMeTeamFocusedWorking Hard

There are some really wealthy hedge fund billionaires in San Francisco who have pledged a lot of money for Democratic candidates to argue for cap and trade and carbon tax and all these things.

Ron DeSantis

MoneyTaxCapThingsTradeArgue

Drag is really about reminding people that you are more than you think you are - you are more than what it says on your passport.

RuPaul

PeopleThinkYouMorePassportDrag

The only rule is never be bored.

David Shields

NeverBoredRuleOnly

I don't want to get in a big, long discussion about right and wrong, but our company has been working on the issue of underage drinking and alcohol abuse for a long time. I've been outspoken about it.

Pete Coors

TimeAlcoholLongWrongLong Time

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