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Related Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been ... AYRTON SENNA Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it's my passion, my love, and it's a part of me. BETHANY HAMILTON My family's a very musical family, so music's always been a part of my life. CASEY JAMES Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always... DAVID HYDE PIERCE My goal has always been to make a living and to have the respect of my peers. It's never been ab... CELIA WESTON Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of th... LANA TURNER I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my per... MAIA MITCHELL It's just a whole different thing, and it's just that my life has been a blessing, and I tha... TEENA MARIE I have been Princess Leia exclusively. It's been a part of my life for 40 years. CARRIE FISHER I've always kinda been a little outcast myself, a little oddball, doin' my thing, my own way... DOLLY PARTON I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely... NICK GOEPPER Since the day I was born, wrestling has sustained me and my family. It's the way my father fed m... EDDIE GUERRERO For me, I've never talked about my private life. It's always been about Black Sabbath. It... TONY IOMMI Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism... ANNIE LENNOX My life has never been easy. It's like all the major events of my life have always been difficul... FLORENCE HENDERSON My dad's a photographer, and my sister is a writer and a poet. My little brother is a mandolin p... TIMOTHY SIMONS I love the creative process. That's always been the closest thing to my heart, creating somethin... AMY LEE Yoga has been the best tool for managing stress and life's challenges. Everything from my studie... CHRISTY TURLINGTON My favorite room in the house is my kitchen. It's definitely the heart and soul of our home. It&... KIMBERLY SCHLAPMAN My life has never been a part of a big plan. It's more of an unfolding adventure. ASA HUTCHINSON I look at my voice and my abilities as a gift. I don't feel that I can even take any credit for ... EMMYLOU HARRIS It's weird, like, my life has always imitated art, and my art has always imitated life. SEBASTIAN BACH Music has always been my constant, my salvation. It's cliche to write that, but it's true. CARRIE BROWNSTEIN My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been ... KAT GRAHAM I love it, but it's not important to me to always be thought of as sexy. I like it when it doesn... EVA MENDES The Only Way Out Is To DIE!!!! BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was ... GARETH BALE Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It fel... KATHERINE HEIGL Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I e... MATT DILLON It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long p... JIM CARREY Dude, I love playing drums, and I love being on stage, and I love recording. It's my life... it&... DAVE LOMBARDO I learned there were lots of realities in the world. HARUKI MURAKAMI The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my po... ANDRE RIEU It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my m... TA-NEHISI COATES For me, being a part of the ASPCA is a great way to tie in my love for animals and my love for New Y... GEORGINA BLOOMBERG This is a chance for me to listen and learn. There's no more important and rewarding part of my ... BILL DELAHUNT I have great respect for Catholic traditions; my family is Catholic, and it's part of my life. JUANES Music has always been a huge passion in my life. I've just had such success with my acting that ... OLIVIA D'ABO I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the l... ERIC BURDON The piano has been my friend all my life; it has always comforted me. Writing songs and sitting down... EL DEBARGE Lucha libre culture was part of my wrestling upbringing. I'm Filipino, so it wasn't a part o... T. J. PERKINS Some days, I know beauty techniques like it's my job, and other days I can't do my makeup fo... CHRISTIAN SERRATOS Even though I'm usually not conscious of it, I think drawing has always served a sort of therape... ADRIAN TOMINE Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what ... AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important ... W. CLEMENT STONE My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part... EVAN BAYH It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sou... SHAKIRA I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then sudden... FLUME teacher:"I'm teacher, not because i want to teach children something. I am teacher just because I li... MY TEACHER Marvel Comics has always been a place where I felt at home. It has been a very important part of my ... JEFF LINDSAY My creative process involves that old saying: It's 90% perspiration and only 10% inspiration. ROSABETH MOSS KANTER There are such strong women in my life that there's no chance of me getting too big for my boots... JACK LOWDEN It's a first for me. It's my first nude scene. DANNY DEVITO It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everyt... HATTIE MORAHAN I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm ... GARY LINEKER I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in Cali... AARON RODGERS The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But th... CAT STEVENS People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's ... SIA In my life, looking at other women who have been pregnant while writing, I always feel like it's... KELIS It's just a way of trying to get to a third thing that's not particular to any quote-unquote... CHARLIE HUNTER I got a Valentine's Day card from my girl. It said, 'Take my heart! Take my arms! Take my li... ROBERT ORBEN It's not for me to determine what a country artist has in common with a hip-hop artist. You go f... CLIVE DAVIS When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my s... JOE PERRY For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, mos... RABBIT MARANVILLE I think there's a part of me that might be my alter ago, like the carefree, do-what-he-wants kin... KEVIN NEALON Honestly, I feel like everything in life happens for a reason, and my son has been the greatest gift... CIARA I'm a late bloomer. It's taken me a long time to find my voice, and I think all the records ... JENNY LEWIS My life has always been with my dad. Since I can remember, I was raised by my father my entire life.... APOLO OHNO Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's li... SAMUEL L. JACKSON It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact. SARAH MCLACHLAN My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibi... WARIS AHLUWALIA My father has been the real anchor of the family. He's the one who has always encouraged my moth... YVETTE CLARKE My goal has always been to play golf, and play it well. In the end, that's what I am, a golfer. ... FRED COUPLES wo chhod dete hain jb hm tnha hote hain
wo paas hote hain jb mere paas hazaro hopte hain. SONYY TYAGI For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully kn... JENNIFER NETTLES I don't even think twice about wearing a swimsuit because it's always been a part of my life... AUDRINA PATRIDGE My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not... MATT BOMER My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette ... ANDREA BOCELLI My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's ... TERRENCE HOWARD So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's ju... MICHAEL J. FOX The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to shar... ETHAN HAWKE My understanding of the creative process is simply that all cultures and all concerns meet at a cert... WOLE SOYINKA For me, it's painful to make a movie. It's not my normal rhythm. ALEXANDER SIDDIG Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's al... JACK ANTONOFF My whole plan in my head has always been, if I go a year without acting, it's time to go home; i... VANESSA LENGIES My heavily-cleverly disguised low self-regard manifested itself in my constant showing off, my addic... THOMAS HOVING I've never conformed to what my record label has said and, yes, that has meant that it's bee... CHARLI XCX My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped m... OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN For me, it's about camaraderie. My whole life is like, if something's going on, nothing ever... RIC FLAIR For me, 'The Brady Bunch' is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people... FLORENCE HENDERSON My mum and dad have always enjoyed life, and it's something that's been instilled in me. I w... RAFE SPALL My kids have been watching a lot of 'My Little Pony,' and it's rubbing off on me. KEVIN PLANK I think I am a product of my mother's sensibilities and my mother's values. There has been l... CHER I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessi... TIM TEBOW Everyone has their dates. For me, it's 1991. I can place every memory of my life either before o... CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN She's always there for me when I need her; She's my best friend; she's just my everythin... ASHLEY OLSEN In many ways, cartooning is my therapy. I've always said they're like my diaries. It's t... BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money ... WALT DISNEY At the end of the day, I got to live my life for my family, for my children, and I'm going to do... T.I.
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If you enjoy something, that's great! Enjoy it, and... CONNOR FRANTA YouTube is, like, the new reality television. CONNOR FRANTA Public speaking is scary, I think. I've gotten way better at it. If I have to do a speech and be... CONNOR FRANTA You are who you are, and you should love that person. CONNOR FRANTA Never think you can't do something. I definitely never thought I could write a book, and even af... CONNOR FRANTA It always surprises me how much my followers appreciate how candid my photos are - they may not have... CONNOR FRANTA Girls can be athletic. Guys can have feelings. Girls can be smart. Guys can be creative. And vice ve... CONNOR FRANTA Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that's it. We're all people. We're all equa... CONNOR FRANTA confront your greatest fears voice your biggest problems acknowledge your tiniest issues CONNOR FRANTA When taking a photo, I tend to look for one of the following: depth, symmetry, color or contrast. Al... CONNOR FRANTA sometimes the quiet ones are yelling on the inside CONNOR FRANTA When a moment in front of me appears to be particularly special, whether it be by beauty or experien... CONNOR FRANTA It’s okay. It may not seem like it right now, but you are going to be fine. I know it’s scary, b... CONNOR FRANTA Forget about self-image and self-judgment. It's about self-love, and no one teaches you that at scho... CONNOR FRANTA Friends are not a number. You can't collect connections. You can't just go out one day and be like, ... CONNOR FRANTA I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing CONNOR FRANTA My mom has since confirmed that my overeager go-to response - when I was going anywhere or had anyth... CONNOR FRANTA Know this too: Some people won't like you, and you won't like everyone. That's okay. None of that ma... CONNOR FRANTA I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, ... CONNOR FRANTA We're not harvesting anything from the forest. This is coming from what they consider a rapidly rene... TOM FRANTA I'm totally addicted to Japanese anime and spend way, way, way too much time watching it. CONNOR JESSUP Anytime you get your first win it is something that you have worked toward since way back in the sum... ANDREW CONNOR When you see how many times we rushed consecutively, that says a lot about our kids will, and they w... ANDREW CONNOR When you see our drives, we took them the length of the field, converted third downs and converted i... ANDREW CONNOR College did kind of inspire it. I'm a little bit far removed from it now. ANDREW CONNOR I don't really pretend to be the same person I was when I wrote the record. I don't think the band i... ANDREW CONNOR It comes down to wrapping up. There were some plays there we didn't wrap up. We set our stage for wh... ANDREW CONNOR No one ever changed the world waking up at noon. CONNOR CHALFANT There are certain housing codes, building codes that the landlord is required by law to adhere to, b... JOHN CONNOR The first thing I suggest is before you ever sign a lease you come in here and let me review it. I w... JOHN CONNOR We've been extremely successful. There's just much more to do. JOHN CONNOR Everyone in the process makes a cut of the pie. The attorney who does the closing, the real estate a... SID CONNOR After the surgery I could barely stand up. It's really frustrating having to take slow steps back. CONNOR RABINOWITZ Once people start playing the game, they're going to forget we're not in the NCAA Tournament and jus... CONNOR BARWIN It's definitely not good for us. All we can do is go out and get a win against West Virginia and hop... CONNOR BARWIN People are pretty disappointed with how we came out and played. I don't know what happened. We just ... CONNOR BARWIN It was amazing what he did. He was out of it, but he refused not to play in the second half. It's go... CONNOR BARWIN I guess you could say that's where I got my toughness from. CONNOR BARWIN Now, we do not believe that Sen. Lott is a racist, ... But such thoughtless remarks -- and the senat... KEN CONNOR We always knew this happened, but the process was like a black box. Now, we know that the matrix pro... JOHN CONNOR He's been pretty crazed about it. He's gotten us checked like three times. He's handed out cream lef... CONNOR MCDONALD She started backing up and then she said, 'The heck with this. I think I'll just kill you,' GEORGE CONNOR This is not an antagonistic move. We're more than happy to work in a collaborative manner with the a... ANNE CONNOR We have more support than we had when we first got the cards signed. It really looks very good. ANNE CONNOR We're very excited. This is actually beyond our wildest dreams. ANNE CONNOR The board's concerns were with the frequency and quality of her consultation with the board that has... CHUCK CONNOR This is huge. But we've got a lot left to go. We've got to get in there, dig deep and be ready to go... MICHELLE CONNOR One of the emerging trends in Australia is house breaks where the keys are stolen, because nowadays ... DENNIS CONNOR I was scared. I mean, no one's going to get excited when someone tells you they're going to have to ... CONNOR RABINOWITZ If it's a photo-centric project, you can do the layout in Photoshop, but if it's illustration-centri... KEVIN CONNOR It's huge. I feel like we finally broke through. We held on and showed some guts at the end of the g... CONNOR HUGHES When you're back there dropping in pass coverage looking every which way and you just see the quarte... DAN CONNOR It's like a mini Iowa-Iowa State. CONNOR JOSTES Now we do not believe that Sen. Lott is a racist, ... But such thoughtless remarks -- and the senato... KEN CONNOR Bank of America is a recognized leader in the natural gas, power and oil markets. With the addition ... TOM CONNOR This has been very gratifying. Customers like the open approach, and when they're happy, we're happy... KEVIN CONNOR He's unbelievable -- he's got a cannon for an arm. He's almost impossible to intercept because he th... DAN CONNOR When I went in, my guy was sitting in the paint. He wasn't even guarding me. That's the most disresp... CONNOR BARWIN I had a good tournament. I had three falls: one tech fall and two pins. My final match, I was up 13-... CONNOR MCDONALD The players look good and they are charismatic, which is partly why the game is spreading to new aud... CLARE CONNOR I do well with peoples' parents, but I've certainly had friends who were not. One of my best... CONNOR PAOLO A bad dream can ruin your night, but a dream not chased can ruin your life. CONNOR CHALFANT I think it's easier to identify with guys who are just trying to make a living and working day t... CONNOR PAOLO I like the weather. In Holland, snowy, ice, cold rain. DEBBY CONNOR This is the most home runs I've hit. The pitching here is so slow. I gotta be patient. DEBBY CONNOR The virus doesn't respect any borders. Any uncontrolled movement or handling within countries or acr... DIDA CONNOR The government has worked hard to strengthen preparedness and prevention efforts and good progress h... DIDA CONNOR Certainly the measures that have been taken [in Vietnam] will have contributed to the [improved] sit... DIDA CONNOR That's how the system has always been, they [sellers] have become accustomed to it and they can't co... SID CONNOR I don't really believe in the paranormal; I'm a skeptic through and through. CONNOR JESSUP If you ask him, he would have played the next day, or the next down for that matter. DAN CONNOR There's a lot of good young players on this team, and most of you guys don't even know about them. DAN CONNOR It gave us a chance to stand back and kind of be a team again. DAN CONNOR Our coaches did a great job designing a defense that took away some of the things they like to do an... DAN CONNOR Everyone feels that Penn State is back. We're back on the map. DAN CONNOR Ultimately, that was what they were looking for. There was no point to go five years -- if you were ... CONNOR TRINNEER My life is dedicated to that man. I hear from his mom and family that's the only thing that keeps th... CONNOR RABINOWITZ I'm having a great time. It's obviously fun, but I don't think about baseball when I'm in bed. I thi... CONNOR RABINOWITZ Luis is always tough. He always comes out hard and really goes out for me and I always have a nice t... CONNOR MCDONALD I'm sure he did that on purpose. CONNOR JOSTES The protection was there and the receivers were just running routes. When those two things combine, ... CONNOR JOSTES We have everybody back, so we don't have to teach the basic stuff. We're working on advanced stuff. ... CONNOR JOSTES The defense is the heart of our team. The defense has carried us in practice. When things aren't goi... CONNOR JOSTES Bring 'em on. No one expects us to go in there and win, except our team. We're competitors. CONNOR JOSTES I think it worked out great for me. I couldn't ask for a better situation. CONNOR HUGHES I just wanted to get out and have some fun, look like an athlete. CONNOR HUGHES They were the better team (Sunday). If we played all game like we did in the third, I don't know if ... CONNOR HUGHES It was just a great way to finish for me. CONNOR HUGHES Every kick I've had this year, I've felt comfortable with. Coach Groh hasn't had to push me back too... CONNOR HUGHES I didn't compensate at all ... if anything it might have been a little bit at my back. CONNOR HUGHES Yeah, it's a place that I'm pretty confident from. But it feels a little more at home than the right... CONNOR HUGHES It's probably up there. I can't remember which ones are up there with it, but there have been a few ... CONNOR HUGHES I just wanted to keep my head down and let it ride. That's what I tried to do. CONNOR HUGHES We'll start tryouts for that. CONNOR DRUMM I wouldn't go in until I made it, shooting free throws until I made it. CONNOR DRUMM I'd just count down from five, put on a move and pull up for the jump shot. CONNOR DRUMM That was great support. That was awesome. It was a great environment, so thanks, everyone, for comin... CONNOR DRUMM The first half was all scrappy, but we settled down in the second half and started running through o... CONNOR DRUMM It only happens once, so I'll let him do it. CONNOR DRUMM It's really tough. Yeah, we had a great year, but it shouldn't have ended. We're the first team to w... CONNOR DRUMM It's a lot easier for me to get into the rhythm of the game playing on back-to-back days. CONNOR BURNHAM Disregard nuisances and obstacles, for they are merely a brush-stroke on the bigger picture CONNOR SKEY In the morning I woke like a sloth in the fog. LESLIE CONNOR Passion fuels dreams. Commitment fuels action. Get clear about what you want to do and why you want ... JULIE CONNOR We've been watching the guys and been inspired by their fight and the way they're playing. We've had... CLARE CONNOR I never had one compliment. They were asking why we were giving that ice time away. GLEN CONNOR All things being equal, I think it is going to be the issue that decides the race between them becau... GEORGE CONNOR It's gentle cajoling rather than arm twisting. GEORGE CONNOR It's a lot of money. ... I think it shows that the party is serious about keeping the seat. GEORGE CONNOR I think the taxpayers of Missouri would feel better served if the governor spent more time in Jeffer... GEORGE CONNOR [George Connor, associate professor of political science at Missouri State University, said the loss... GEORGE CONNOR Historically, lobbyists have played an important role in drafting legislation, in twisting arms and ... GEORGE CONNOR As Cassville goes, so goes the nation, GEORGE CONNOR When you streamline your schedule by making deliberate decisions about tasks and activities that are... JULIE CONNOR They shot the ball so well. I definitely don't have any regrets. We went down trying. KATIE CONNOR I don't think anyone expected us here because we're so young. Caitlin is an amazing player, but we d... KATIE CONNOR We have something really special this year and a great bond on this team, both on the court and off ... KATIE CONNOR We didn't want the season to end and we're not the type of group that gives up. KATIE CONNOR We had something special together. We just didn't want it to end. KATIE CONNOR They had double the kids that we had out there, but we had seven kids that worked hard on the court ... MATT CONNOR As you explore new opportunities and new directions, consider this: • How do I want to make a... JULIE CONNOR Our goal was to see Aubrey run faster than last year, RALPH CONNOR Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,... CHARLES E. CONNOR Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,... CHARLES E. CONNOR Vision doesn't happen in the eye. It happens at multiple processing stages in the brain. We study ho... CHARLES E. CONNOR Humans do a rough categorization of objects very quickly. For instance, in just a tenth of a second,... CHARLES E. CONNOR Our ability to see is one of the great evolutionary accomplishments of the human brain. We still don... CHARLES E. CONNOR I'm always playing extremes, either the vulnerable girl or the vixen. KEEGAN CONNOR TRACY I am one and when I am one I am none, and when I am none I have won. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive a... FLANNERY O'CONNOR I suppose we all have our little hiding-hole if the truth was known, but as small as it is, the whol... FRANK O'CONNOR In yourself right now is all the place you've got. FLANNERY O'CONNOR The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. FLANNERY O'CONNOR If you live today, you breath in nihilism ... it's the gas you breathe. If I hadn't had the Church t... FLANNERY O'CONNOR I think it is safe to say that while the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Chris... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't s... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Mrs. Hopewell had no bad qualities of her own but she was able to use other people's in such a const... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Marry for love. But also choose to marry a man or woman who you love that treats you with the ultima... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR There will be a time when love is beautiful and passionate and nothing else will exist but you and t... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR To love without ownership, to love with total trust and faith in that very love, to love with the sa... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR My feeling on the subject of sex with a man is - don't give it up unless you're willing to give him ... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Life is surreal. When you step back and really take a look at it, the irony is absolute. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Ladies, you have a ton of power if you just understand the fundamental differences between men and w... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR I write to discover what I know. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I s... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Then Dad started going on about the complex geological formations in this part of the coast until Mu... KERRIE O'CONNOR Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Grace changes us and change is painful". FLANNERY O'CONNOR The high-school English teacher will be fulfilling his responsibility if he furnishes the student a ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR There's a certain grain of stupidity that the writer of fiction can hardly do without, and this is t... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an arti... FLANNERY O'CONNOR She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity. FLANNERY O'CONNOR She would've been a good woman," said The Misfit, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers w... FLANNERY O'CONNOR That's the trouble with you preachers," he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything," a... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his... FLANNERY O'CONNOR You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission. FLANNERY O'CONNOR For me it is the virgin birth, the Incarnation, the resurrection which are the true laws of the fles... FLANNERY O'CONNOR The truth is not distorted here, but rather a distortion is used to get at truth. FLANNERY O'CONNOR There are some of us who have to pay for our faith every step of the way and who have to work out dr... FLANNERY O'CONNOR We lost our innocence in the Fall, and our turn to it is through the Redemption which was brought ab... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Satisfy your demand for reason but always remember that charity is beyond reason, and God can be kno... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. FLANNERY O'CONNOR She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick. FLANNERY O'CONNOR I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing. FLANNERY O'CONNOR They had far more in common than either realised. One was born Catholic, the other Protestant. One w... JOSEPH O'CONNOR The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding a... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Marriage is a blast. Like a bomb. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd. FLANNERY O'CONNOR So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of compete... FLANNERY O'CONNOR From 15 to 18 is an age at which one is very sensitive to the sins of others, as I know from recolle... FLANNERY O'CONNOR The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention. FLANNERY O'CONNOR [W]hat one has as a born Catholic is something given and accepted before it is experienced. I am onl... FLANNERY O'CONNOR It is beyond logic that we see the light. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Whatever it may bring, I will live by my own policies, I will sleep with a clear conscience, I will ... SINEAD O'CONNOR I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It i... FLANNERY O'CONNOR You'd think that a redheaded boy with glasses who was named Howard and had an up-down walk would hav... BARBARA O'CONNOR When it comes to happiness, why would anyone want to delay it? JULIEANNE O'CONNOR