"It is impossible to read the daily press without being diverted from reality. You are full of enthusiasm for the eternal verities - life is worth living, and then out of sinful curiosity you open a newspaper. You are disillusioned and wrecked."

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Source : Patrick Kavanagh (1973). “Collected Pruse”

Patrick Kavanagh

#Reality Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Enthusiasm Quotes

“Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities”
“Don't solve problems. Pursue opportunities.”
“To become a lapsed Catholic, first go to a Catholic university.”
“Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.”
“There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.”
“The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.”
“The greatest help you will ever have in this life is the Holy Ghost! Cultivate him as a friend and constant companion.”
“And in singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up for in volume.”

Source : "From Under My Hat".

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