Maeve Binchy Quotes

I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.

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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I can't sing that well, but when punk-rock came along, it changed all that.

Jim Carroll

WellAlongSingChangedCame

When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well.

Jerry Garcia

PlayWantPrettyWellConvinced

I tend to write my beginnings and endings first - as a cartoonist and storyteller, I couldn't sit down every day if I didn't know where the story was headed.

Jeff Lemire

DayStoryEvery DayDownKnowFirst

I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York.

Steve Buscemi

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I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.

Tracy McGrady

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A man is as old as his arteries and his interests. If he permits his economic, religious, or social arteries to harden, or loses interest in whatever concerns mankind... he will need only six feet of earth.

Josephus Daniels

ManFeetEarthWillNeedWhatever

I love meeting contributors and hearing how we inspire them to create art. I'm also proud of creating hundreds of jobs.

Jon Oringer

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If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else.

Don Lemon

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Look at Gretchen Wilson. If she came out in the '70s she'd be the queen of Southern rock.

Johnny Van Zant

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But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.

Dee Dee Myers

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Rightwing organizations like Turning Point USA or Leadership Institute spend considerable amounts of money and time to train students with conservative values how to 'fight back.'

Anthea Butler

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