Martin McDonagh Quotes

I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We're all cruel, aren't we? We are all extreme in one way or another at times and that's what drama, since the Greeks, has dealt with.

Martin McDonagh

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I realize that some folks might not believe me in this - I didn't run for Congress on the hopes that one day you're going to run for something else.

Joe Kennedy III

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The way I approach the character isn't about being gay or straight. It's just about who you love. Gender has very little to do with it.

Mia Kirshner

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When we heard that America is pulling out of the Paris Agreement, that's unfortunate, but frankly - speaking purely from my competitive juices point of view - we are delighted that somebody's not going to look at these opportunities. They'll be all there for us.

Anand Mahindra

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That's the beauty of creativity. It comes from the ether. I like to think, sometimes, it's like I haven't written it, it's more like I just reached up and grabbed it from somewhere. That song, 'Song of the Red Rock Mountain,' is one of them. I recorded it and thought, 'Where did that come from?'

Alvin Lee

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Soros is the best loss taker I've ever seen. He doesn't care whether he wins or loses on a trade. If a trade doesn't work, he's confident enough about his ability to win on other trades that he can easily walk away from the position.

Stanley Druckenmiller

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This is something I love to do. I've never had any other job. I love singing and entertaining.

Stephanie Mills

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When I interview people, and they give me an immediate answer, they're often not thinking. So I'm silent. I wait. Because they think they have to keep answering. And it's the second train of thought that's the better answer.

Robin Leach

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They might object to some of my opinions, but they don't object to my behavior as a judge.

Roy Moore

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Poems, unlike songs, are written to be read and, thus, come equipped with their own rhythms and melodies; they're self-contained entities, the whole shebang.

Jonathan Miles

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I also think that I had great mechanics.

Dennis Eckersley

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Many of the contradictions in Postmodern art come from the fact that we're trying to be artists in a democratic society. This is because in a democracy, the ideal is compromise. In art, it isn't.

Brad Holland

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I'm not a big believer in second-guessing decisions.

Bob Iger

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