"Each heart holds the secret: 'Kindness' is the word."

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Source : John Boyle O'Reilly (1913). “Selected Poems”

John Boyle O'Reilly

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“A story once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as 'the only man' in his cabinet. What amused me about is that he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest compliment that could be paid to a woman. I very much doubt that any man would have been flattered if I had said about him that he was the only woman in the government!”
“Go as far as you can, [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.”
“So the better my partner or my opposition, however you like to think about it, the better my game.”

Source : "Jeremy Irons on Integrity". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. October 27, 2000.
“The biggest thrill in the world is entertaining the public, there is no bigger thrill than that.”
“Humour allows us to see that ultimately things don't make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of anything we continue to hold on to. Our ego-mind and emotions are a dramatic illusion. Of course, we all feel that they're real: my drama, your drama, our confrontations. We create these elaborate scenarios and then react to them. But there is nothing really happening outside our mind! This is karma's cosmic joke. You can laugh about the irony of this, or you can stick with your scenario. It's your choice.”
“I want to spend my time with people who don't look to be respected. But such good people won't want to spend their time with me.”

Source : Osamu Dazai (1968). “The Setting Sun”, p.66, New Directions Publishing
“He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.”
“Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting.”

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