Eavan Boland Quotes
In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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I have seven children by six different mothers. Maybe success was too good to me.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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I don't do negative things.
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Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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If you care about injustice, and if you care about freedom, and you care about human rights, then you care about them everywhere.
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Who buys French cars? Not me.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
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Alice: I don’t love you anymore. Goodbye. Dan: Since when? Alice: Now. Just now.
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As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.
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I've been here for nine years, and over that time, these people have become like my family.
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In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
