Alice McDermott Quotes

Much of my experience with language was formed in the church, which has an oral tradition. There are lots of repetitions in prayers and song refrains. There's a sense of incantation, that if you call not once and not twice but for a third time, the spirit appears.

Alice McDermott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeExperienceSongLanguageChurch

I think it's really important, as an actor in this business, to have another creative outlet.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

BusinessCreativeThinkImportant

I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition.

Maya Angelou

ExperienceI AmSpeakBlackTalking

Just going through a marriage and a divorce - which I essentially did by 21 - will give you an insane amount of perspective on life.

Solange Knowles

LifeMarriagePerspectiveYouWill

I must confess that it is a lot easier for me as a pastor to preach about prayer than to spend that same amount of time engaged in it.

Tony Evans

TimePrayerMeSamePreachPastor

I'm a person who perseveres. You know, you fall down, you get up.

Rita Moreno

YouFallDownPersonKnowUp

Jesus is coming back for a church without a spot or a wrinkle. His righteous blood covers the spots and the wrinkles of those who believe unto righteousness, allowing once sinful men to be holy.

Monica Johnson

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It's amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they're doing. I've learned to take notice of those things and if it's something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

Joyce Meyer

LifeGodTimeJoyPeopleAmazing

I am a liberal. I want everyone to be well.

Diego Della Valle

I AmWantEveryoneLiberalWellAm

I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.'

Chris Gethard

YouGymNowRoomLordRings

I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.

Chris Kyle

FamilyPeopleMeThinkCareFriends

Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions.

Bob Woodward

I AmInformationKindWatergatePart

The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.

Arlen Specter

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