William Butler Yeats Quotes

The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth.

William Butler Yeats

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HeartGreatWalkChristianEarth

Index investing outperforms active management year after year.

Jim Rogers

ManagementYearInvestingActive

I have one female fan. But she lives with me. I'm not aware of any others.

Jesse Eisenberg

MeOthersSheAwareFanFemale

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do with myself feeling? The fear of the emptiness that it implies keeps me going.

Anish Kapoor

FearGodMyselfDayMeYou

In a web/mobile startup, coding is not an outsourced activity. It's an integral part of the company's DNA.

Steve Blank

DNACompanyActivityPartCoding

If you want something, and you find an obstacle, you need to get over it. By any means necessary.

Stacey Dash

YouFindWantNeedOverObstacle

I used to watch my father play the guitar and sing when I was a little boy. By the time I was 11, I knew what I wanted to do. My father really couldn't afford to spend $12 for a guitar for me, but he did. It was like an ordinary family spending $500 for a kid's gift.

Trini Lopez

FamilyFatherTimeMeGiftGuitar

I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand.

Tom Lehrer

StandLikeObnoxiousWhomHeReally

The Second World War is and was constantly being drudged up by Blair and Bush to rationalize the invasion of Iraq.

Robert Fisk

WarWorldUpBeingSecondInvasion

I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me.

Mary Roach

MeThoughtsProblemsProcessTest

First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those second amendment rights.

Cliff Stearns

ServiceProductFirstAmendmentBeen

When you're 20, we all make stupid and impulsive decisions.

Brian Bosworth

StupidDecisionsYouImpulsiveMake

I just don't think I can write someone drastically younger than me.

Bryan Lee O'Malley

MeThinkSomeoneI CanWriteJust

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