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Seamus Heaney Quotes

The completely solitary self: that's where poetry comes from, and it gets isolated by crisis, and those crises are often very intimate also.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: April 13, 1939 - August 30, 2013

Topics

Poetry Self Crisis Where Those Very

Where my cancer was, if it moves just a tiny bit... towards the area where there's no return, it stays, then there's no turning back.

Back Cancer Return No Turning Back

Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically.

History Suffering Enough New Slaves

They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts.

Satisfaction Most Sweetest Creature

That's what helps me in my career: I know how to relate to people, knowing what they want.

People Me Career Know Want Knowing

But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome.

I Am Challenges World Defeated Will

We do need to get to the bottom of what Russia did and their interference in the election. And we need to also figure out how the Obama administration failed so miserably to allow Russia to have this type of impact in our country.

Impact Country Election Need Out

There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Fear Power Great Service Stand Help

I like to consider myself an all-rounder, and I'm not trying to be King of the Scene or anything. I'd like to do everything, from writing film scores to producing pop albums.

Myself King Writing Trying Anything

We are cannibalizing our audience by only giving them regurgitated material. Every movie is either a remake, a sequel, based on something else. Based on a former television series. Based on a successful videogame.

Giving Television Audience Successful

I don't think I'm ugly per se, but on bad days, I have been told that I look like the monster from 'The Hills Have Eyes.' That was extremely confidence-shattering, so I try to take care of myself.

Eyes Myself Ugly Think Care Look

Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.

America Year Crime Office Forty

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

Future Vision Art Culture Roots

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