William Butler Yeats Quotes
What portion in the world can the artist have, Who has awakened from the common dream, But dissipation and despair?
Quotes to Explore
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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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We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.
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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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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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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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Pluto has a very interesting history, and there is a lot of work that we need to do to understand this very complicated place.
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Uncertainty over working conditions caused by mobility and deregulation, when it becomes endemic, tends to create new forms of psychological instability, giving rise to difficulty in forging coherent life-plans, including that of marriage.
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Silence is true wisdom's best reply.
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All of us, no matter how we look born into this world, feel something like the Hunchback. It doesn't matter if you have a beautiful face or not.
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What portion in the world can the artist have, Who has awakened from the common dream, But dissipation and despair?
