William Butler Yeats Quotes

What shall I do with this absurdity- O heart, O troubled heart-this caricature, Decrepit age that has been tied to me As to a dog's tail? Never had I more Excited, passionate, fantastical Imagination, nor an ear and eye That more expected the impossible.

William Butler Yeats

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Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.

Jack Nicklaus
- Time
- Best
- Professional
My mother, R. Rajalakshmi, taught at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, and during the day, I was well cared for by aunts and grandparents in the usual way of an extended Indian family.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- Family
- Mother
- Day
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.

e. e. cummings
- Learning
- Dance
- Stars
The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.

Fedor Emelianenko
- Way
- First
- Champion
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

Lance Armstrong
- I Can
- Retire
- Pedal
When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.

Jack Nicholson
- Thinking
- Women
- Movie