Maeve Binchy Quotes

In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and Gretel syndrome, it was a mistake. It wasn't a duckling, it was a cygnet, and that's why it turned into a swan. The duckling should with any luck turn into a nice clucking duck and get on with its life. Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!

Maeve Binchy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: May 28, 1939 - June 30, 2012

Topics

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The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.

John Dalberg-Acton

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My family responsibilities don't conflict with my career. Not at all.

Meg Ryan

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There are so many possibilities of life out there that an alien doesn't have to have green, long tentacles. They can be very similar to us.

Matt Lanter

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Since I was eight years old. I didn't have a TV, so comic books were definitely my television, my soap operas, and all that.

Method Man

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I've got Arabic music in my blood.

Stewart Copeland

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I got a degree in broadcast journalism at Northwestern but was running a sketch-comedy group and then went to Second City. When the writers' strike happened in 2007-2008, I went to work at E! because I had that background.

Robin Thede

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We don't own the team; we just rent it. The fans own it, and a lot of times, they haven't been happy with the renter.

Rocky Wirtz

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My objective has always been to get better, no matter where my ranking is.

Luke Donald

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We started seven years ago and finally released our first vintage in March. It's an '07 vintage from Walla Walla, which is my old hometown. It also happens to be a world-class wine region that's just exploding on the scene right now.

Drew Bledsoe

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I like a lot of independent brands - Melbourne's Kloke, Handsom and Neuw Denim, and Bassike in Sydney. It's easier to be proud of what you're wearing if you've met the people behind the brand and there's more of a personal story.

Chet Faker

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For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

Chelsea Clinton

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I've kind of got a rebellious bone. I think I came out of the womb like that.

Brantley Gilbert

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