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Seamus Heaney Quotes

In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Beauty War Poetry Violence Injustice

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the use of it is called Interest.

John Buchanan Robinson

Money Way Same Hire Interest Paid

We stayed there 24 hours a day. We lived and ate and slept that movie. We were enthusiastic, not just because of the movie, but because we had such a great collaborative team. We had a really good time. It was very much a family.

Family Good Great Time Day Team

When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.

Meister Eckhart

Attitude You Out Order Own Your

We've been called the soundtrack of people's lives. There have been lots of downs, of course but mostly ups. That EW&F is still clicking at least twenty years on and has a life of its own, that the songs have stayed alive - we're like a good book that people go back to.

Life Good People Book Back Alive

I do get bottled up in interviews. You're thinking about what you're saying, and suddenly you get all tangled. So people think I'm sullen, or that I don't have much to say. But my friends will tell you: a lot of times I talk too much.

People Saying Think Thinking Friends

It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.

Protect Us Around Flora Imperative

I was sort of traumatized by girls in the third grade. Because there was a girl in my third grade class I had a crush on. I bought her a box of Valentine's Day chocolate. And I put it in her cubby with a note that said something like, 'I am deeply in love with you, Your Secret Admirer.' And I didn't sign my name.

Love Girl Valentine's Day Day I Am

I loved to write; in my late teens I had a 'zine. But it wasn't until I went back to school, later on in my 20s, that I actually saw that I had writing talent.

School Talent Writing Loved Back

In the case of 'The Bible' series and now 'Son of God,' it has been a combination of what I love to do and what I believe. To be able to do that with the person I love has just really been a blessing.

Love Son God Blessing Bible Believe

The CD is dedicated to our dog Nell, who passed away last year.

Dog Year Away Last Year Last Who

When you drive a car, either you manage it and feel it with the grip of the car, or, like me, you fix it on visual speed. If you do it through the grip, you lose it very quickly - because when the track changes, you can have scares. I do it visually, so if I am going too fast I fight to get the car back, but I do not do it by feeling the grip.

Car Fight I Am Me Drive Lose

What most people know about me, they know through my music. This time, I've tried to open that door as wide as possible. These songs are a giant step closer to who I really am and what my music is all about. Hence the title.

Music Time Step People Me Door

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