Alice McDermott Quotes

I don't want to write about violence, and I don't want to hang a plot on a murder. I think it's cheap.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThinkViolenceWantCheapWrite

New York feels like sometimes it's not part of the United States. So does L.A. Chicago feels like it's a big city that's part of America.

Jesse Ball

New YorkCityAmericaNewSometimes

I want everyone to put their views forward, every union branch, every party branch, so we develop organically the strengths we all have, the imagination we all have.

Jeremy Corbyn

ImaginationForwardPartyWantUnion

I will always make films that champion outsiders, because I still feel like one, even though I'm now governor of the documentary branch of the Academy.

Roger Ross Williams

ChampionFeelNowWillAlwaysStill

Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.

Masayoshi Son

I AmIndiaChinaJapanModelEven

As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.

Martin Yan

GoodFoodThinkLongMatterWell

A rhyme doesn't make a song.

Dorothy Fields

SongMakeRhyme

Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.

David Suzuki

NatureTimeWalkRememberYouGo

My dad was a produce man. He worked in grocery stores for 35 years. My mom just babysat kids and raised us. I have four sisters and one brother. I'm the baby.

Brandon Flowers

ManBrotherBabyMomYearsUs

I didn't learn to drive until I was 65 and my husband was seriously ill.

Phyllis A. Whitney

DriveHusbandLearnSeriouslyUntil

One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.

Phil Hartman

ProgressCareerSteadyUpThings

George Clooney is a super-human, he's just such an amazing human being, he taught me how to be a better person and a better actor!

Shailene Woodley

AmazingMeBetter PersonBetterJust

If you look at Jeep, Ram, and the premium brands, those are brands that will survive.

Sergio Marchionne

SurviveYouLookWillThoseRam

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