Patrick Kavanagh Quotes
The keynote of simple folk is bad manners, familiarity. They intrude on one's private soul.
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Even in the beginning, when we knew there was a legal argument about how much our song sounds like his song, as one songwriter to another, I wasn't sure that Cat Stevens would take that as bad.
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I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.
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I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
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Sure, just like there are bad lawyers, bad doctors and bad politicians, there are people who aren't cut out to be teachers. But by and large, the people who are called to be teachers are passionate about the profession.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scenes to look at the ladies.
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I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.
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Actors in general have some place in them that can be sensitive and easily damaged: not damaged in a bad way, but insecurity, because that's what it breeds, especially in females and female-lead types.
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I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul.
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I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles.
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You have good days and bad days.
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We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.
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My new obsession is 'Storage Wars.' I don't know how such a simple show concept can be so addicting, but I can sit and watch marathons of it.
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Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.
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Not all cops are bad, but this kind of harassment has been going on for years in the ghetto.
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I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.
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When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put a mortgage on his soul.
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I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people.
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I am not a fan of politics.
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I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.
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My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.
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I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls.
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I'm not really the most confident guy in the world, but I also don't care too much about what people think about me either. I just try to be honest in what I like and see who likes it.
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The keynote of simple folk is bad manners, familiarity. They intrude on one's private soul.
