Seamus Heaney Quotes
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My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.
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'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
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When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.
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When I was 13 or 14, my mother used to gift me books that I was dying to read. Those are my most memorable birthday gifts.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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There is so much life underneath the water that we don't know about.
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In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.
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I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
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You make yourself do the physical aspects for a Christopher Nolan film!
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It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of parliament.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I had won many tournaments. To be an athlete was my first choice. Second choice: designer. However! There was more money in being a designer at that time.
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'Don’t press her,' said Cooper. 'If someone decides to leave something unsaid, my experience is that everyone is happier if they don’t insist on his saying it.'
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What would Pop-eye do in a tight spot like this?
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Take good care of your skin and hydrate. If you have good skin, everything else will fall into place.
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Every door opens to something and it is better to go toward that something than to sit staring at the blank wall of time.
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Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.
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All I know is a door into the dark
