Seamus Heaney Quotes
In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself.
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For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.
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Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience.
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You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal justice system than they are in a good job or in college. And, you know, part of my job, that I can do, I think, without any potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes.
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'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.
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Modeling gave me an opportunity to be someone I'm not each day.
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My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.
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First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There was about 1500 screaming kids.
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It's a leap of faith doing any serialised storytelling.
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We are not Marxist or capitalist; we are for the poor people.
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The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.
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I'm not a self-promoter. I'm not on TV all the time.
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I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.
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I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian.
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If I wasn't a golfer, I would still be miserable - but not as miserable.
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My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.
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America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate.
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Strange how someone you once loved can become just another person you once knew.
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A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills - no, no. They'd make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while.
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But nevertheless, the fact remained, it was almost impossible to dislike anyone if one looked at them.
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We can invent as many theories we like, and any one of them can be made to fit the facts. But that theory is always preferred which makes the fewest number of assumptions.
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Our self discoveries make us each a microcosm of the larger pattern of history. The inertia of introspection leads toward recollection, for only through memory is the past recaptured and understood. In the fact of experiencing and making the present, we are all actors.
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In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself.
