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Colm Toibin Quotes

Writer's block! It doesn't exist. You just long for ideas to go away so you have an idea of peace.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: May 30, 1955

Topics

Peace Ideas Long You Go Exist

'Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic.

Racing Realistic Only Movie Totally

I'm always sticking up for other people.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

People Always Up Other Sticking

The Olympics meant everything to me. Going through them is like nothing else you will ever experience. For those few weeks, you are in another world. At that point, I couldn't see how there could ever be anything better.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Experience Me World Better You Will

Saddle your dreams before you ride em.

Dreams Your Dreams Ride You Your

In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.

Lord Mountbatten

Society President British Computer

I remember myself, age five, sitting on a porch overlooking a very muddy road. The day was rainy. I was wearing rubber boots, yellow - no, not yellow, green - and for all I know, I'm still there.

Age Myself Day Yellow Green Road

Happiness does not consist in self-love.

Happiness Self-Love Does Consist

Here's a very simple, common sense idea - if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time.

Time Simple Practice Better You

The data does not support that high-income tax cuts are the main drivers of growth, so I don't think that uncertainty over what the tax rate will be for someone that makes a million dollars a year has that big an impact on the economic growth rate in the country.

Austan Goolsbee

Growth Support Think Impact Year

The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require for explaining a new class of facts are already contained in our system. In false theories, the contrary is the case.

William Whewell

Facts New Class More False System

Mankind's role is to fulfil his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things.

Morihei Ueshiba

Heart Purpose Harmony Creation Role

No one who has understood even a fraction of what science has told us about the universe can fail to be in awe of both the cosmos and of science.

Science Universe Awe Fail Us Cosmos

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