Alice McDermott Quotes

I believed in fictional characters as if they were a part of real life. Poetry was important, too. My parents had memorized poems from their days attending school in New York City and loved reciting them. We all enjoyed listening to these poems and to music as well.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeMusicSchoolPoetryNew York

I think the greatest lesson that power has to teach us is, once you've had it, once you are a part of it, you're never free.

Joe Morton

PowerFreeThinkYouLessonNever

I have agreed to lend my voice to Nature's Guard, an animated series which hopefully will go into production in the near future. The characters are all animals. My voice will be for a character named Longtail.

Jeremy Bulloch

NatureFutureCharacterVoiceGo

Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you work. And I prefer the latter, for obvious reasons. It's a great relief to feel that you're working with someone rather than for someone.

John Hurt

WorkGreatFeelSomeoneYouTwo

I think if everyone would write down the funny stories from their own childhoods, the world would be a better place.

Jeff Kinney

FunnyWorldThinkBetterDownPlace

When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days, read the paper, and then observe that, 'It's yet another great day to be the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency.'

Michael Hayden

GreatMomentDayIntelligenceTry

I never really trained to be a musician, but I've been playing guitar since I was around, like, 13 years old. For me, the guitar has always been the instrument that I've played. I play a little piano. I taught myself everything by ear. I don't read music at all, which has not really been a hindrance.

Steve Kazee

MusicMyselfMeGuitarPlayNever

Music is a big thing for me when I'm shooting. It gets me in a groove.

Sofia Richie

MusicMeShootingBigGrooveThing

By providing our school districts with direct access to criminal information records, we can help ensure timely and complete information on prospective school employees.

Jon Porter

SchoolEmployeesHelpInformation

I've always felt that poetry was particularly erotic, more than prose was... I say that you read poems not with your eyes and not with your ears, but with your mouth. You taste it.

Donald Hall

EyesPoetryYouMouthSayMore

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

Cobi Jones

TimeNowWillRefereeKeepBeen

Man has an incurable habit of not fulfilling the prophecies of his fellow men.

Alistair Cooke

MenHabitManFellow MenFulfilling

I think the fans are human, and they have their own mind. If someone doesn't like a person because of their skin color, it doesn't matter if you fight or you deliver mail; they're going to have that opinion.

Tyron Woodley

FightMindOpinionColorThinkYou

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