"To be an Irish poet after that 19th century in which there was such a struggle toward the light, I think still will always be in the hearts of the writers of my generation and the generations before and hopefully the generations after."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

Eavan Boland

#Struggle Quotes #Heart Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.”
“Usain Bolt won the gold for the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes for the second Olympics in a row. You know, he has been running since he was in elementary school - kind of like Mitt Romney.”
“A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest.”
“Pornography, then, educates the male public. It would be very surprising if it did not.”

Source : Sheila Jeffreys (1990). “Anticlimax: a feminist perspective on the sexual revolution”, Women's Press (UK)
“So much time weeping and wailing and shaking our fists, creating enemies that really don't exist.”
“The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with indifference upon the hunger, misery and poverty of other nations whose citizens are unable to enjoy even elementary human rights. The nations of the world are becoming more and more dependent on one another and it will not be possible to preserve a lasting peace so long as glaring economic and social imbalances persist.”
“I often wonder if I was destined to be a composer. I think I decided and I followed my star.”
“When we give children advice or instant solutions, we deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.”

Source : Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Joanna Faber (2012). “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

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