Richard McKenna famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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My early book learning came to me as naturally as the seasons in … the little town in which I grew up. … Quite early I began to find a special charm in an unpeopled world … of lava rock and sagebrush desert. … I was often more purely happy at such times than I think I have ever been since.
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You can't just plain die. You got to do it by the book.
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The way to get killed around machinery was to take things for granted.
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Each man of us is living his own personal work of art, and cannot evade artistic responsibility for his product.
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No excuses; those were just weak.
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A weak man in a corner is more dangerous than a strong man. (Inspector Miller)
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Nobody's strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.
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Kitty: I thought your ladyship was ill. I wanted to help you. Lady deWinter: I ill? Do you take me for a weak woman? When I am insulted I do not feel ill - I avenge myself. Do you hear?
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The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.
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Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.
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But in our age the appeal to authority is weak, and I am of my age.
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Hatred - The anger of the weak.
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Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
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willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.
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