Seamus Heaney Quotes

I feel myself part of something. Not only being part of a community but part of an actual moment and a movement of Irish writing and art. That sense of being part of the whole thing is the deepest joy.

Seamus Heaney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CommunityArtMyselfMomentJoy

While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough.

Jesse Jackson

ChildrenTimeQualityEnoughBeen

I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.

Joel Kinnaman

GoodLookAlwaysInterestedStories

On a bigger level, 9/11 was a crystallizing moment for my generation... the bubble popped. We were like, 'Whoa, this is what the real world is like; it's not all fun and games.'

Matt Gallagher

MomentFunWorldGenerationBubble

My mother was a dramatic and egocentric person, and she died before my father, who died of Alzheimer's disease. But I'd often thought, God, we were so lucky that was the order in which they died because she would have felt put upon.

Sue Miller

FatherMotherGodThoughtPerson

The music always takes us to different places. We'll just continue to play and see what doors open from there.

Trombone Shorty

MusicDoorsPlayPlacesOpenSee

My favorite music isn't necessarily the songs that One Direction come out with. That doesn't mean to say I don't secretly really love some of our songs, which I do.

Louis Tomlinson

LoveMusicDirectionSayMeanOut

I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.

Derek Jeter

MorningDayBetterFeelGymEarly

All wealth consists of desirable things; that is, things which satisfy human wants directly or indirectly: but not all desirable things are reckoned as wealth.

Alfred Marshall

WealthHumanThingsSatisfyWants

Most of us have considerable prosperity in our lives. Often, we are so busy pursuing our unmet desires that we are unable to enjoy all that we already have. Allowing ourselves to really appreciate the prosperity we have created is a big step toward opening to even greater fulfillment.

Shakti Gawain

StepBusyAppreciateEnjoyOpening

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

Richard Burton

LifeFriendshipWallsTrue Friendship

The mist was so challenging and the winds hit me, definitely more than I expected. It was definitely those winds, you can't re-enact them, you can't recreate them. Then my forearms started to tense up and you feel like running.

Nik Wallenda

MeFeelYouMoreMistWinds

So many people in my business go through W.W.C.D? What Would Costas Do? There are many things that I do on the air that make me think, 'That's not filled with much gravitas right there.' That's part of my style.

Rich Eisen

BusinessStylePeopleMeThinkGo

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