Phyllis McGinley Quotes

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.

Phyllis McGinley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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It was clear from the beginning that I was going to be a musician.

Andrew Gold

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There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.

John Locke

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I know the problem of obesity. I got to tell you, I think that's tepid. I just don't think the bully pulpit is going to be enough to sufficiently fight obesity. We're going to have to have incentives in here.

Max Baucus

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I did MTV so long because it's been really hard to find a place that has been able to keep my interests where I can do more than one beat.

Su-chin Pak

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Kids don't come with an instruction manual. So if you're gonna make mistakes, at least make them your own way.

Steve Schirripa

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'Defenders' seems to have a really gritty, hard, uncomplicated vibe about it. Somehow, we made everything sound stronger and more precise than on 'Screaming Vengeance' through Tom Allom's amazing mixing skills.

Rob Halford

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But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

Michael W. Smith

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The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

Diane von Furstenberg

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I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older, I would take it as a compliment.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Every filmmaker has this short book of films that don't get made - for a whole host of reasons.

Debra Granik

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We've got to be right mentally - to stay focused and not get carried away if results go our way.

Dele Alli

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Success is different for everyone; everybody defines it in their own way, and that's part of what we do in 'Close Up', finding what it was each person wanted to achieve and what their willingness to sacrifice for that was.

William Shatner

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