"It used to be the case that for an Irishman to come to the U.S. involved a perilous journey on a ship. It involved singing lots of songs before you left saying goodbye, and once you were in the U.S., it involved singing lots of songs about how you were never going to set foot in Ireland again."

-- Joseph O'Neill

#Goodbye Quotes #Song Quotes #Journey Quotes

“The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters.”
“Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading "Confused.”
“It is important to make your own stuff. Even if you are not an actor, it is important to not stop involving yourself as a creative person.”
“We must not forget that these men and women who file through the narrow gates at Ellis Island, hopeful, confused, with bundles of misconceptions as heavy as the great sacks upon their backs these simple, rough-handed people are the ancestors of our descendants, the fathers and mothers of our children.”
“Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain.”

Source : James Hervey (1816). “Mediations and Contemplations: Containing Meditations Among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower-garden, A Descant Upon Creation, Contemplations on the Night, Contemplations on the Starry Heavens, A Winter-piece ...”, p.136
“I agree with Agassiz that dogs possess something very like conscience.”
“-When I was growing up, Lieutenant Uhura was a major role model for me, a strong black woman on the bridge of a starshipâ€¦ -In a miniskirt, answering the interplanetary telephone?”
“Nowadays I'd describe myself as earnest, terribly earnest. I'm the person who wants everybody in the room to feel important and happy.”

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