William Butler Yeats Quotes

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon; Ireland's history in their lineaments trace; think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends.

William Butler Yeats

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: June 13, 1865 - January 28, 1939

Topics

AloneHistoryManMeBookThink

It's pretty amazing to write under any circumstances when someone gives you an assignment to write a song, even if it doesn't get accepted. I've written songs a couple of times, some for Disney, that haven't actually ended up in their films, but then you're left with a song forever.

Jenny Lewis

AmazingSongSomeoneYouWriteUp

In the 1950s and '60s, America's natural resources were in bad shape. Communities were so polluted that clouds of smog lingered over cities like Los Angeles. Rivers and lakes were filled with chemicals. In my hometown of Boston, the harbor was among the nation's most polluted waterways.

John F. Kerry

CloudsAmericaHometownBadBoston

There's no doubt that there's certain songs and arrangements of music that release a chemical reaction in my brain. This sounds a little goofy, but I really believe that. It's such a euphoric experience that I sort of want to chase that experience as often as possible.

McG

MusicExperienceBrainBelieveDoubt

I love scenes that are just emotional give and take. By the same token, action sequences are great to do. They have their own unique demands and requirements. So I take it as it comes, and hopefully you can get a good balance of all of that stuff.

Stephen Lang

LoveGoodGreatBalanceActionYou

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

Stephen Breyer

GovernmentCitizenKindSheOutHe

I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do.

Stone Gossard

GuitarUpKnewWantedPicked

You don't get old until you replace dreams with regrets.

Troy Dumais

DreamsYouOldRegretsReplaceGet

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

Torrey DeVitto

StrengthRespectServicePeopleMuch

All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life.

Tom Hodgkinson

LifeTechnologyHappyHappy LifeOur

Drag breaks the fourth wall, which is why it's never been quite accepted, because nobody wants to be told that they are really a caricature of themself and to not take yourself too seriously.

RuPaul

YourselfWallNobodySeriouslyWhy

The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process.

Mary McCarthy

LifeMomentProcessHouseLabor

Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.

Miguel de Cervantes

MusicSoulOutAlasTune

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