Margaret Atwood Quotes

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.

Margaret Atwood

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ReligionChooseGoingBecauseSaints

These guys were the real owners of the country, and for them to discuss with this young guy who becomes a member of the government was absolutely unacceptable.

Anatoly Chubais

GovernmentCountryYoungRealGuy

It's easy to scare people. It's easy to shock them. But making people laugh and making them feel is a big challenge.

Steve Carr

ChallengePeopleFeelLaughEasy

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

Truman Capote

LifeChildhoodRegretLonelyMajor

In college, my teachers were usually after me for going after comedy too much, leaning too much in that direction.

Mary-Louise Parker

CollegeMeDirectionComedyToo Much

Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf, it eliminates someone else's record from being sold. It's about continuing to try to find new ways to sell records.

Roy Ayers

PeopleSomeoneYearFindPersonNew

We're all concerned about sustainable energy. If we could recycle waste heat to generate energy, we could use it for something useful.

Mildred Dresselhaus

EnergyHeatSomethingUsefulWaste

'Dance' got on WBLS and over 25 urban AC stations. I never had a record on urban AC and gospel stations before.

Little Louie Vega

DanceNeverOverUrbanGotGospel

I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.

Jarvis Cocker

CommunicationSpeakSpeechSometimes

During the Cold War, workers proudly contributed to national defense, but the carelessness and haste in handling toxic waste created a nightmare of pollution for subsequent generations.

Bobbie Ann Mason

WarColdPollutionCold WarWorkers

Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens.

Bob Beauprez

WorldNewProsperityOilHoldGas

I am very suspicious of the notion that somehow bin Laden was a media creation... Bin Laden's actions made him into a big deal. Not the media.

Peter Bergen

I AmMediaCreationHimBigDeal

An American champion, obviously being here in the states, is something that we all look at with the U.S. Open. But golf is played all over the world, and there are so many great golfers from other countries, and we're lucky enough that this is our home base to be able to play out of.

Paula Creamer

HomeGreatWorldChampionGolfLook

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