John B. Keane famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink and play bingo. And they deserve it.
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A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else.
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How would you know a Cork footballer? He's the one who thinks that oral sex is just talking about it.
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When my friends were besotted with Jason Donovan, my heroes were Colm O'Rourke and Barney Rock
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God created seaweed… The seaweed made the world.
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God created seaweed… The seaweed made the world.
-- John B. Keane
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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
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Some of my academic friends think Ive fallen from a very special grace.
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If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.
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Poetry is a way for me to explore a tingly feeling, to let it play itself out, and also to map it. I feel like I'm making little star maps when I write poems.
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My downtime tends to resemble my uptime. Weekends are workdays, but toned down. Over the whole weekend, I may have five meetings, as opposed to six on a weekday. I used to play piano for 30 minutes at night, but I had to pull that out of my schedule. I don't have time for nonwork stuff.
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It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's your homeland or when you're traveling. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life.
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The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.
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Bingo!! Once again, privatization--*total* privatization--is the best solution. Get government, and government-sanctioned business collectives, out of the health 'care' picture entirely and, just maybe, I can go back to typing the word 'care' (in relation to 'health') without the quotes. :-)
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