"Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it."

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Source : "Irishness". New Statesman, January 17, 1959.

Conor Cruise O'Brien

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“As water and fire oppose one another when combined, so are self-justification and humility opposed to one another.”
“I read Rand and thought, "I want to be one of the earth movers, the scientific people who power the world. I don't want to be one of these lisping liberal artsy leeches." So I was working against my actual abilities.”
“From a writer's standpoint, each character and story presents its own unique challenges and delights. I'm deeply curious about all of my characters, and I love peeling away their layers to see what's underneath their skin, or secreted deep within their hearts.”
“I'm frustrated with Hollywood and television and the movies because they see science fiction as an excuse for eye candy, for lots of great special effects.”
“If we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.”
“Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort. We are a nation rich in rivers.”
“I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes.”
“It is well known that measles is an important development milestone in the life and maturing processes in children. Why would anybody want to stop or delay the maturation processes of children and of their immune systems?”

Source : Viera Scheibner (1993). “Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune System”, Co-Creative Designs

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