"I dabbled in verse and it became my life"

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Source : "Tarry Flynn".

Patrick Kavanagh

“Paris is where my family are, but it's not really home now because I have dear friends in London and dear friends in New York.”
“Atoms for peace. Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on earth. [Message tapped out by Sarnoff using a telegraph key in a tabletop circuit demonstrating an RCA atomic battery as a power source.]”
“I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.”
“However, if we consider that all the characteristics which have been cited are only differences in degree of structure, may we not suppose that this special condition of organization of man has been gradually acquired at the close of a long period of time, with the aid of circumstances which have proved favorable? What a subject for reflection for those who have the courage to enter into it!”
“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”
“I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly ambition and introduced me to drama classes. Once I became fixated on that, there was no stopping me.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“All quiet along the Potomac.”

Source : Attributed in the American Civil War.
“Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won. Yet that victory might be pursued and wooed with every fiber of our body, with every bit of our might and all our effort. And each week, there is a new encounter; each day, there is a new challenge.”

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