"How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make, As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse, Thread by thread the strands we twist Till they bind us neck and wrist, Thread by thread the patient hand Must untwine ere free we stan"

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

John Boyle O'Reilly

#Hands Quotes #Twists Quotes #Necks Quotes

“When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect”
“the fool is the one true cosmopolite - the one character common to all nationalities.”
“Gravity has taken over me from time to time. But otherwise than that, I'm blessed with good health. That's the bottom line.”
“Even if you are planning a birth with an epidural, the evidence suggests that a doula can help make things go much more smoothly.”
“My hope is that digital technology will level things out more and that it will eventually eliminate favoritism. But technology cannot do it alone. The audience has to become more discriminating as well and not buy into every big tentpole movie because they have been brainwashed into thinking that's the movie to see.”
“I was the worst bricklayer in the world. I can show you buildings I worked on - they're a hazard. I closed a window one time. I forgot to set back a brick and I just kept going - there I was singing 'There's no business like show business'.”
“I scorn their hatred, if they do but fear me”
“I couldn't be more blessed.”

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