Lady Gregory Quotes
As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry.
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of view. Then there's also the art of it which is sort of the unknown, the inspiration, the stuff that is noncerebral.
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I was always more interested in the ultimate live performance rather than the recording for its own sake. And, for the audience too, that thrill of - just being there.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.
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The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Make the wise man within you your living ideal.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I'm really good at email.
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No one fulfills himself fully. What is fulfilling oneself? Advancing as one can.
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My goal is to become the best person I can, and in the process of doing so, I believe, I can help others. I'm also trying to make history in mixed martial arts and become known as the best 135-pound fighter to ever compete.
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The book 'A Reliable Wife' is a slice of American history. It takes a part of American history and tells a story about the purchase of a wife by a Wisconsin businessman. The research of that would have been really interesting.
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I don't believe in the Great Man theory of science or history. There are no great men, just men standing on the shoulders of other men and what they have done.
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As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry.
