Seamus Heaney Quotes

One of the best descriptions of the type of writer I am was given by Tom Paulin, who described himself as a 'binge' writer - like a binge drinker. I go on binges.

Seamus Heaney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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If you remember you just have one constituent, and that's God himself, and if you try to please him I think you usually come with a lot steadier pace and a lot more peace in your life.

Jim DeMint

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He who negates present society, and seeks social conditions based on the sharing of property, is a revolutionary whether he calls himself an anarchist or a communist.

Johann Most

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The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional because it makes me be kinder to myself and see the human situation a little more clearly.

John Grant

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I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.

Ana Ivanovic

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I lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and now my kids are growing up in Los Angeles, so that's culturally very different.

Sterling K. Brown

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TaskRabbit is a safe and convenient way for you to hire someone to help you with your chores around the house.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

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I like exploring both the light parts and the dark parts of a single person. And all of those shades tend to come out most acutely in stories about families.

Rosemarie DeWitt

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The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

Milton Friedman

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You would have to be naive to think you can appear on television and not have the material edited in some way.

Dick Cavett

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I'll go out there and give you a show like you've never seen. Why... Because I can!

Shawn Michaels

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You can construct whatever story you want to. Documentaries are constructions, as is all journalism.

Tim Hetherington

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Once a month, I get together with my girlfriends and we usually check into a hotel or go to someone else's house. We can talk for 15 hours, and it just flies by.

Leslie Mann

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