John Millington Synge Quotes
When I was writing The Shadow of the Glen I got more aid than any learning could have given me from a chink in the floor of the old Wicklow house where I was staying, that let me hear what was being said by the servent girls in the kitchen.
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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I learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.
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Where love is, there God is also.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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I never met a stripe I didn't like.
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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It's funny because everyone says, 'Oh you're reclusive; you don't do social media,' but it's not about being reclusive. I like direct contact, and I like contact that's purposeful.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
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I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.
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Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.
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Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.
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The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
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A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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One thing I am determined on is that by the time I die my brain shall weigh as much as a man's if study and learning can make it so.
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When I was writing The Shadow of the Glen I got more aid than any learning could have given me from a chink in the floor of the old Wicklow house where I was staying, that let me hear what was being said by the servent girls in the kitchen.
