Patrick MacGill Quotes

Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the right thing from the wrong motive.

Patrick MacGill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: December 24, 1889 - November 22, 1963

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The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.

Jock Sturges

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I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction.

Jodi Picoult

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You can do but one of these things; it is folly to attempt anything else, for there cannot exist a slave confederacy and a free confederacy side by side upon this continent.

John Brough

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I am not an enormous believer in research being the be-all and end-all. I get suspicious when I read about actors spending six months in a clinic, say, in order to play someone who is sick.

John Hurt

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'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.

Matt Groening

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Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.

Mencius

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Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

Sophie Swetchine

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To the extent the dollar gains strength relative to other currencies, assets priced in those other currencies would become cheaper on a dollar basis.

Steve Mnuchin

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If I'm performing in the United States, I'm able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I'm in the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, then I'm completely Spanish. I feel like a New Yorker that represents all Latinos.

Romeo Santos

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I love my children very much.

Montel Williams

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I'm a talkative person because I like to get to know a person and I like you to get to know me.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

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The only person that anybody's ever said I resemble is a young Elvis. It used to happen a lot more when I was younger, and more when I don't wear a hat.

Jason Aldean

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