William Butler Yeats Quotes
What portion in the world can the artist have, Who has awakened from the common dream, But dissipation and despair?
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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Let us work toward greater cooperation with all Caribbean Countries, whether we speak English, Dutch, French or Spanish, whether we are independent or not, and whether we be island or continental territories.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
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I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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I still have a young attitude.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it's not flat. It's rounded; it's like a sphere, so there's always a hidden face. There's one that is revealed because there's light reflecting on it, but there's always a hidden one, and once you go around to see the hidden one, it moves, and that's life.
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They hate whom they fear.
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We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.
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I don't think most of my hobbies would be surprising to anybody. I obviously like to spend a lot of time with my family. I like to train. I like to lift.
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There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.
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Again and again I've taken quick glances and then for some reason I've got to sit before a picture waiting and it's opened up like one of those Japanese flowers that you put into water and something I thought wasn't worth more than a casual, respectful glance begins to open up depth after depth of meaning.
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The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication and interpretation is a remarkable amplifier of emotions, and of illusions.
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What portion in the world can the artist have, Who has awakened from the common dream, But dissipation and despair?
