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Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world. Samuel Beckett
You World Nothing Most Yes Than Unhappiness Grant Thing Funnier
I can find the fun in most situations. Sarah Rees Brennan
Find Most Situations Fun
I think of the bog as a feminine goddess-ridden ground, rather like the territory of Ireland itself. Seamus Heaney
Think Rather Like Territory Feminine Ireland Itself Ground
I have the body of an eighteen year old. I keep it in the fridge. Spike Milligan
Health Old Year Year-Old Fridge Eighteen Body Keep
Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs? Spike Milligan
You Come Quietly Going Use
Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it's all in perfect working order. Spike Milligan
Worn Perfect Order Anything Working
When I get depressed, I try to get something for the terrible sadness that comes over me and create something in terms of poetry. Spike Milligan
Me Sadness Try Something Poetry Over Terms Terrible Get Depressed Create
A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation. Thomas Francis Meagher
Alone Government Good Great People Strong Build Nation Indeed Strong People Great Nation Redress Up May Injured Good Government
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. Thomas Moore
Sympathy Earth Tell Wounded Anguish Heal Sorrow Hearts Heaven Cannot Your Bring Here
Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. Walter O'Brien
Feeling Rush Rather Inventing More Adrenaline Hacking Than Problem-Solving Coding
Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart. William Butler Yeats
Great Heart Mother Hatred Out Carry Maimed Come Womb Ireland Fanatic Little Room Us Start
But was there ever dog that praised his fleas? William Butler Yeats
Dog Praised His Fleas Ever
In 'The Hobbit,' there were British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand actors, and Peter Jackson was adamant that we would all sound like we were from Britain somewhere. Aidan Turner
Somewhere Would New Like Sound Were Australian Irish Jackson Hobbit New Zealand Peter Peter Jackson Zealand Actor Adamant Britain British
Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like it?), and I suspect we gave her a secret, second name as well, to keep her safe. Anne Enright
Me People Speak First Before Nice Gave Took Secret Able First Child Name Days Like Naming Safe Well Child Did What If Suspect Keep Her Second
My whole 'WWE' career has been rebuilding myself and finding the confidence that I once had. It's been one hell of a journey. There have been times I felt like the prodigal son because I left wrestling and abandoned this thing that I loved. Becky Lynch
Myself Journey Confidence Son Hell Once Abandoned Has-Been Finding Wrestling Had Like Because Felt WWE Been Left Times Loved Prodigal Whole Rebuilding Thing Career
To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. Bernadette Devlin
Worth Lose Else Everything Everything Else Having May Gain Necessary
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. Bernadette Devlin
Today Struggle Win Yesterday Dare Dared
Everyone, Republican or otherwise has their own particular part to play. No part is too great or too small, no one is too old or too young to do something. Bobby Sands
Great Old Own Young Too Otherwise Everyone Something Small No-One Part Particular Republican Play
If a British government experienced such a long and persistent resistance to domestic policy in England, then that policy would almost certainly be changed... We have asserted that we are political prisoners, and everything about out country - our arrests, interrogations, trials, and prison conditions - show that we are politically motivated. Bobby Sands
Government Trials Political Long Country Prison Changed Our Everything Out Would About Almost Policy Arrest Prisoners Motivated Conditions Domestic Domestic Policy Political Prisoners Persistent Politically Experienced Then Show Certainly England Asserted Resistance British British Government
If September 11th has taught us anything, it's certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair. Bono
World Prosperity Impossible September Despair Never Island Been Taught Anything Interdependent Us Sea Certainly September 11th Now
The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment. Bono
Extraction Minerals Brought Cost Environment Still Oil Coal Brings
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love. Bono
Love God Simple Christ Made Understanding Has-Been Been Person Scriptures Teaches
Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together. Bono
Technology Together Facebook People Amazing Brilliant Team Brings
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another. Bono
You Gift Greatest Gift Books Give Another Greatest Person Ever
The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don't like it, actually. Bono
Me You People Try Father Will Something Only Wrong Come Like Know Call Occasionally Always Doing Up Person Paul Themselves Who Ever Street Actually Associate
Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world. Bono
You World Live Determine Where Whether Should
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