Mary McGarry Morris Quotes

Don’t swear; fight!

I don't curse when I talk. Unless I'm mad.

There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I'm definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it.

I'm trying to cut down my cursing.

I definitely swear more than I should.

I probably shouldn't curse as much as I do.

On paper, swearing takes on a different attitude. It can make you sound very angry when you use it a lot.

I have to remember if I'm at some charitable event where kids are... I try to remember don't swear in front of the kids!

Must swear off from swearing. Bad habit.

I love to hit people. I love to.

Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Many churches are measuring the wrong things. We measure things like attendance and giving, but we should be looking at more fundamental things like anger, contempt, honesty, and the degree to which people are under the thumb of their lusts. Those things can be counted, but not as easily as offerings.

I can't speak for other people, but I still hate losing. When I did lose, I found it easier to yell than to cry. Guys aren't supposed to cry, are they?

Cursing is heavily used in the Irish language. It's not a stretch for me, and I have no qualms about it. It doesn't fall far from the real me.

I think anger is a good thing.

I find rage to be the scariest emotion as an actor, for me personally, to tap into. I don't like anger, and I don't like conflict particularly in my life. I like everybody to be nice and things to be easy.

I say something bad every day, but I like to swear sparingly because it has more impact.

Don't pick the wrong target when you're angry, and don't hurt the ones you love or the ones who love you, because if you keep a good attitude and are prepared to do your work, you just might get an opportunity out of the blue.

I like being angry every day.

I have been known to have four-letter words fly out of my mouth when I'm upset.

Contrary to the negative stereotype that folks who swear have poor vocabularies, a fluency in taboo language correlates with overall verbal fluency. The more words you know, the more you know... and the more colorfully you can express yourself, with nuance, metaphor, and emotion.

My 2016 New Year's resolution is basically to stop using profanity.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.

I was very sensitive, so when sensitivity has no place to go, it's often turned into anger or frustration.

I know that cursing isn't for everybody, but it is definitely for me.