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Patrick Kavanagh Quotes

How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.

Patrick Kavanagh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: October 21, 1904 - November 30, 1967

Topics

Life Man Strange Something Happens

There's nothing like the peace of the countryside, the quiet and the lack of distraction. It helps you to focus your mind.

Focus Peace Mind You Quiet Nothing

I have mood swings, but I'm sure people in England have that, too. Me and my friends, we're just a bunch of happy idiots.

Happy People Me Friends Mood Idiots

Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.

Family Father Mother History Parents

I hope to actually get back to painting someday... soon. I sort of transitioned into cartooning from painting.

Hope Painting Back Get Someday Soon

Honestly, the egos and the quest and thirst for power is very prevalent in Washington.

Power Washington Quest Thirst Very

It feels so good to be amongst some of the biggest legends in music - it feels quite surreal.

Good Music Legends Some Quite Feels

There used to be a certain condescension to Mozart. His music was regarded as pleasant. He was a porcelain figure playing a porcelain harpsichord.

Music Playing Used Pleasant He His

If there's something wrong, speak up!

Speak Wrong Up Something

After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating, I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.

Sebastian Vettel

Myself Smiling Sitting Everything

Fantasy has a dark side to it. It also has a light hemisphere - the power of the human imagination to keep going, to imagine a better tomorrow.

Power Light Keep Going Imagination

People hate me for whatever reasons they come up with, or they hate me because their friends said they should. What can I do about it? What can I do about people who look at things the wrong way? At the end of the day it's like, 'You're wrong, I'm just a skateboarder. How can I help you?'

Hate Day People Me End Help

It's nice to be thought of as attractive and all of that. On the other hand, it curtails you somewhat, too. They won't let me read for 'West Wing,' just to play, you know, a normal person. Or 'ER,' to play a doctor - the things I'm actually good at. I mean, I'm pretty good on foreign policy - they won't even let me come read for that.

Morgan Fairchild

Good Me Doctor Thought You Play

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