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“I would like to do away with all kind of - all weapons. A dream - totally. Including the bow an arrow.”

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Malachy McCourt is an Irish-American actor renowned for his exceptional performances in theater, film, and television. Born on September 20, 1931, he is celebrated for his unique acting style and profound understanding of characters. more

“There were a few people who got jobs in Limerick, a big barrel on wheels, and it was a barrel that went back and forth, and a shovel and a broom. So, they went around shoveling the horseshit into this barrel. So, you got that job when you were around 15, and then you got to retire at the age of 65, with a pension. A small pension. So that would be 50 years of shoveling horseshit. And I was advised very seriously that I should get that job.”

People Should Years Bigs Would Be Age Jobs Wheels Retiring Back And Forth Barrels Pension Shovels Brooms Limerick

Author:Malachy McCourt

“That's my punishment in hell, shoveling horseshit.”

Hell Punishment

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“Do whatever you want because that's not what you are. That's what you do for the moment.”

Want Moments Do Whatever You Want

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“The way I look at my job, I spend a lot of time trying to create the conditions for good design to happen and I don't get an opportunity to do a lot of hands on work.”

Way Trying Looks Hands Happens Jobs Opportunity Conditions Design Good Design

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“I think I sort of have a love/hate relationship with a reputation I have for being the designer who works with grids.”

Thinking Hate Reputation Designer Love Hate Grids Love Hate Relationship

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“I really try to keep my personal workspace as tidy as possible. I really believe there's a place for everything and everything in its place, as the cliché goes.”

Trying Believe Tidy Workspace

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“You have to have a balance and understand that as much as you would like to have absolute control over everything, it's just not realistic.”

Balance Absolutes Realistic

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“I think the thing about the Internet is that it has so many characteristics that can be easily construed to be similar or almost identical to print that it can be misleading.”

Thinking Internet Characteristics Print Identical Mislead

Author:Khoi Vinh

“I think the key difference between the web and print medium is, on the web or any digital medium, you're dealing with this added element of behavior.”

Thinking Differences Keys Behavior Elements Mediums Digital Print

Author:Khoi Vinh

“Things have a behavior online, whereas in print, there is a single canonical expression for them, but online everything responds to different criteria or has inherent states to it based on that criteria. So, you have to design that in a different way. It's a completely different dynamic even though it may look similar.”

Way Looks May Different States Design Expression Behavior Different Ways Online Print Inherent Criteria

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