Lady Gregory Quotes
Once in my childhood I had been eager to learn Irish; I thought to get leave to take lessons from an old Scripture-reader who spent a part of his time in the parish of Killinane, teaching such scholars as he could find to read their own language in the hope that they might turn to the only book then being printed in Irish, the Bible.
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To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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They don't call it the Internet anymore, they call it cloud computing. I'm no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful: they are found because it was possible to find them.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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I became interested in educating people in the variety of ways in which women can express their emotion. Which is much easier to do in a large role than in a supporting role to a male protagonist. In general, the women in a supporting role to a male protagonist - cry a lot.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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I think Mickey Gall's going to be really good.
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To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.
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Being a Labour home secretary in the 21st century means fighting a constant battle against both extreme Right and Left.
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With the help of personal introductions by Andrew Carnegie, diligence and an absolute burning desire to teach the world how to become successful, Napoleon Hill devoted nearly his entire adult lifetime creating practical content entrepreneurs need to become successful.
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Every once in a while I go off to do a movie or a television series and I take my art with me. I can stay in character when I paint.
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It's appropriate for the Fed to gradually and cautiously increase our overnight interest rate over time.
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Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.
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Once in my childhood I had been eager to learn Irish; I thought to get leave to take lessons from an old Scripture-reader who spent a part of his time in the parish of Killinane, teaching such scholars as he could find to read their own language in the hope that they might turn to the only book then being printed in Irish, the Bible.
