Dermot Healy Quotes

When I was 14 or 15, our teacher introduced us to Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities.' It was just for entertainment - we read it aloud - and all of a sudden it became a treasure.

Dermot Healy

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TeacherTreasureEntertainmentTwo

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

Andre Gide

TravelMeGoCompanyHimGet

I did nothing to deserve God's love; in fact, I was living as an orphan, without hope. Yet God chose to pursue a relationship with me, and through the death of his son Jesus, I was adopted into God's family.

Steven Curtis Chapman

FamilyLoveSonRelationshipHope

I work a lot of things out on stage nowadays rather than writing them in big blocks.

Stewart Lee

WorkWritingStageOutThingsBig

We need to establish boundaries between our personal and professional lives. When we don't, our work, our health, and our personal lives suffer.

Travis Bradberry

WorkHealthProfessionalPersonal

But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year's season.

Roger Federer

YearFeelingRepeatLastChances

What is attained by a developed thinking is not visions but spiritual sight of realities; what is attained by a developed will is not ordinary soul-experiences but the discovery of a consciousness different from the ordinary.

Rudolf Steiner

SpiritualThinkingDiscoveryWill

I started working out with my father the summer I was 13, which was incredible for our relationship. Those were my summers: working out with my dad, hanging out with my brothers, riding my bike. Pretty simple.

Michael Strahan

FatherRelationshipSimpleBikeOut

I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.

Deepika Padukone

MusicAppreciateDownJazzOldLine

I feel really qualified to write about Australia.

Chris Lilley

FeelAustraliaWriteI FeelReally

Success has a lot of different plateaus. But I first felt really proud of myself when I was doing an off-Broadway production in New York City.

Chris Carmack

SuccessMyselfNew YorkCityProud

Can we live without Russian gas in Europe? The answer is no. Are there any reasons to live without it? I think - and I'm not defending the interests of Total in Russia - it is a no.

Christophe de Margerie

LiveThinkRussiaEuropeWithout

Try to understand that behind every headline, there are individuals, families, and communities.

Clare-Hope Ashitey

UnderstandTryBehindHeadlineEvery

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