J. P. Donleavy Quotes

To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.

J. P. Donleavy

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PovertyLookIrishMarry

I knew if I had to struggle, I couldn't struggle in New York. My ego was too big for it. I couldn't be a guy who is starving when I had a very successful business when I was young.

Jeremy Luke

BusinessStruggleNew YorkEgoYoung

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

John Mayall

ShineAlwaysPointPlayersSongs

The reason this resolution was delayed had nothing to do with anything Karl did or failed to do.

Robert Luskin

ResolutionNothingReasonAnything

I have a painting where somebody's holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody's head.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

PaintingChickenHeadWhereSomebody

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

John W. Gardner

LifeArtExperienceDrawingWithout

Cooking can cure almost anything.

Michelle Dockery

CookingAnythingAlmostCure

Nas is one of my favorite rappers because you don't get any of that flashy stuntin'; you get the real, just raw bars. The way he tells stories and his vibe, I think we would make great music together.

Juicy J

MusicGreatTogetherThinkYouWay

I don't eat anything before, but I can still go kill it at the gym and be in and out in 45 minutes or an hour, even doing workouts in the sauna to get the blood and sweat flowing.

Dolph Ziggler

DoingGymI CanSweatGoBlood

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.

Donatella Versace

MorningTimeWake UpThinkThinking

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band.

Brian May

TimeBeginningQueenEnergyMomentum

We've had an assault rifle ban in our country, and that did not accomplish the objectives. We had Columbine during the time that that ban was in place.

Asa Hutchinson

TimeAccomplishCountryPlaceOur

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there.

Sergio Aragones

HumorBuildingShortImportantStill

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