William Butler Yeats Quotes
Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind, Nor thought of the leveling wind.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always wanted to be in journalism. I even started a course at Loughborough doing media studies. I like all sports, and I am keen on writing. But I thought that while I was still young, I ought to make a real go of it at badminton. So I have put all my focus on playing sport instead of writing about it.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three hours that they would get from a whole-day match. And even though it is a heady cocktail of money, entertainment and media, at its core it is cricket.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its Trust Fund's investments maintain the program's solvency until 2037, when it may begin to fall short.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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It is God who gives us the opportunity to win and to get victories.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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At the end of the day, my life isn't about other people's work. I've got to stop giving stuff away. I've got my own stories to tell, and a great need to tell them. I've got these images, these thoughts in my head, and I need to find a way to cope with them.
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My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
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You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things.
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For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy.
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I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.
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If you've got people around you that are like, 'Oh, you're so good,' this and that, it becomes unhealthy. My friends are like, 'You look like a doofus.' I'm like, 'Thank you. Thank you for that.' It keeps me grounded.
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People always accuse me of making these dark, depressing movies. 'Why do you have to pick up on real issues? People are so exhausted and miserable.'
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Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind, Nor thought of the leveling wind.
