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Phyllis McGinley Quotes

Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive at all.

Phyllis McGinley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: March 21, 1905 - February 22, 1978

Topics

Better Seventy Alive Than Gall

My family's the most important thing in my life.

Life Family My Life Important Most

I had people when I was younger trying to feel me up. Older men. I just told them to get lost.

Men People Me Feel Trying Lost

I never thought I would become an actress. I always wanted to get into politics, and I moved to Argentina and worked for the U.S. embassy for a bit. It sort of happened upon me when I was home for the holiday - acting, that is - and I stuck with it.

Home Politics Me Thought Acting

Over the last 25 years, since a lot of science writing became accessible to layman, I've become quite a consumer of science. As a child, I wasn't streamed into science, and I regret that now.

Science Child Writing Regret Become

For myself, I warmly thank the Nobel Foundation and the Committee for Chemistry for this mark of their approbation and for an award which confers the highest distinction that a scientist can achieve. I am greatly beholden also to my sponsors and supporters.

Robert Robinson

Myself I Am Foundation Award Achieve

Carbon is the stuff of life, and it's the stuff of everything used by human society. All of our materials are made of carbon or of substances, such as steel or glass, which are produced through the utilization of carbon.

Life Society Steel Glass Human Used

What's nice about having kids close to the age they're playing is that you can actually capture awkwardness.

Age You Nice Capture Playing Kids

We're at war against the ultimate evil in the world, and We're going to win.

War Evil Win World Against Going

You don't just go to the studio and say, 'I'm going to write a hit.' It becomes a hit when people like your compositions.

People You Go Say Write Going

It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Career More Ask Anything Wonderful

As I got older, I got closer to my faith and I got closer to Jesus, reading the Bible and living my life under God.

Antonio Sabato, Jr.

Life God Faith Bible Reading Living

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

Travel Book Better Walking My Own

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