Constance Markievicz Quotes
But while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel, unconverted and unconvertible. There is no word strong enough for it. I am pledged as a rebel, an unconvertible rebel, to the one thing - a free and independent Republic.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.
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I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the rings. It was a beautiful image.
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Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm a huge nerd - I would dress up if I could.
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Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.
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You've been entrusted with a lot of money and a lot of careers, and a lot of people put their faith in me, and every director goes through that every time.
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Environmentalists have been outspoken in their support of smaller family size and abortion rights as keys to reducing global warming. But when it comes to immigration, the single biggest contributor to population growth in the industrial world, they stand largely silent.
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I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
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In its primary aspect, a painting has no more spiritual message than an exquisite fragment of Venetian glass. The channels by which all noble and imaginative work in painting should touch the soul are not those of the truths of lives.
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When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.
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My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
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I would love to be the president of United States, and I think I would be good at it, but it's too late, and it is too hard.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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But while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel, unconverted and unconvertible. There is no word strong enough for it. I am pledged as a rebel, an unconvertible rebel, to the one thing - a free and independent Republic.
