Mary Quotes

507 Mary quotes by 362 unique authors

The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes. — Shirley Williams
It's kind of a test, Mary, and it's the only kind that amounts to anything. When something rotten like this happens, then you have your… — James Agee
And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her. — Bryan Ferry
Mary Martin was Broadway's biggest closet king. Everyone thought Ethel (Merman) was butch and maybe a lesbian, but she wasn't. And everyone thought that lovely… — Bob Fosse
I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles… — Tony Blair
This pious practice, by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is honored and the Christian people enriched with spiritual gifts, gladdens and consoles us. Mary remains… — Pope Paul VI
Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse,… — Barbara Taylor Bradford
Intensely moving but never sentimental, Academy Street is a profound meditation on what Faulkner called 'the human heart in conflict with itself'. In Tess Lohan,… — Ron Rash
I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary King,… — Zara Phillips
I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and… — Fiona Shaw
Mary Lincoln provided Elizabeth Keckley with opportunities for social and economic advancement she probably had never imagined during her years as a slave, while Elizabeth… — Jennifer Chiaverini
Mary was a virgin and he Bible says that she 'found favor' - that means there must have been others in the race. What quality… — Tommy Tenney
Few novels truly deserve the description 'rollicking' in the way Mary Novik's Conceit does. A hearty, boiling stew of a novel, served up in rich… — Gail Anderson-Dargatz
We must learn from Mary, and we must imitate her unconditional readiness to receive Christ in her life. — Pope Francis
Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles'; she… — John Lahr
I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian… — Jeannette Walls
That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it… — Marian McPartland
I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and… — Sister Souljah
I'd like to collaborate with Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. — Robin Thicke
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is. — Nastia Liukin
My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady. — Kevin Whately
Humor is a bit like Mary Poppins' sugar-it helps the medicine go down. A little bit of humor allows people to think about very difficult… — James Fadiman
Mary Quant is my favourite fashion designer. — Vidal Sassoon
I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. — Tanith Lee
I've been thinking about disowning some of my genes lately. I have a few healthy, happy, long-living optimists in my family tree - most of… — Ariel Gore

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