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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. Edmund Burke
Society Civil Nobility Polished Graceful Order Capital Ornament
If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue. Edmund Burke
Health You Be Happy Happy Virtue Well Without May
I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business. Edmund Burke
Business Seen Understanding Took Those Mended Lead Never Observations Were Been Inferior Person Any Which Plan Much Who
Tyrants seldom want pretexts. Edmund Burke
Tyrants Seldom Want
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. Edna O'Brien
Vote Women Nothing Armed Should Means
I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt. Edna O'Brien
Guilt Long Catholic Irish Irish Catholic Iceberg
We are minor in everything but our passions. Elizabeth Bowen
Our Everything Minor Passions
Respectability in this country was a bad word because people did things who were in respected professions that let down the entire nation, and we're washing away their sins yet. Enda Kenny
People Word Country Nation Down Respectability Respected Bad Entire Because Were Sins Did Who Washing Let Down Professions Away Things
Fame and success are very different things. Enya
Success Fame Very Different Different Things Things
The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you're not going to stop just because one series is over; you're going to go and find something else. Eoin Colfer
You Reading Else Hooked Find About Something Something Else Over Because Go Going Just Stop Just Because Series Thing
It was this feeling the whole time like I shouldn't be here among all these stars and professionals. I was trying to keep my distance because I wanted to watch everyone. But they want you to feel at home and be part of it, and it became normal very quickly. Evanna Lynch
Time Home You Feeling Stars Everyone Distance Part Feel Like Became Because Normal Very Quickly Trying Want Wanted Whole Keep Professionals Among Watch Here
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain. Fiona Shaw
Democracy Rights Word Duty Gone Only Remain Meaning
So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'. Frank Carson
You Telecom Rang He Said Up Report Want Again Nuisance British
What's the difference between my wife and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist. Frank Carson
You Wife Negotiate Between Terrorist Difference
Every life is a mystery. There is nobody whose life is normal and boring. Frank McCourt
Life Life Is A Every Boring Mystery Nobody Normal Whose
If you have a class of 35 children, and they're all smiling, and there's one little bastard, and he's just staring at you as if to say 'Show me', then he's the one you think about going home on the train. Frank McCourt
Home Me You Class Think Say About He Smiling Train Going Going Home Just Children Little Then Show Staring
We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my memory fails me completely. Frank McCourt
Christmas Me Memory Kind Never Had Part Fails Any Where Really
If I had millions and millions and millions of dollars, I'd leave a large portion to the 42nd Street library. That's why - that was my hangout, the reading rooms, the North and South reading rooms. I'd go there, and my God, I couldn't believe I had access to all of these books. That was my university. Frank McCourt
God Library Reading Believe Books Had Access Leave Go Dollars South North Rooms Large Large Portion Why Street Portion Millions Millions And Millions Millions Of Dollars University
I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century, prior to the arrival of Christianity when Paganism flourished. I can always go back there in my imagination, of course. It doesn't cost anything, and it's a form of time travel, I suppose. Gabriel Byrne
Love Time History Travel Christianity Imagination Back Would Cost Suppose Course Prior Always Arrival Go Time Travel Irish Any Form Anything Century Paganism European Second Third
It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between that can give us the illusion that we're not, we cling to.' Gabriel Byrne
Alone Illusion Live Born Charlie Charlie Sheen Give Voltaire Between Sheen Said Cling Die Anything In-Between Either Us Who
A man of letters never objects to a slum. He sharpens his pen there. George A. Moore
Man Pen Slum Objects Never He Sharpens His Letters
Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destroy reality? George A. Moore
Reality Destroy Dream Why
The right I claim is that of every human being to speak what he believes to be the truth to whomever he may meet on his way. George A. Moore
Truth Human Being Speak Every Meet Way Claim He His His Way May Human Being Whomever Believes Right
Dublin dwindles so beautifully; there is no harsh separation between it and the country. It fades away, whereas London seems to devour the country; an army of buildings come and take away a beautiful park, and you never seem to get quite out of sight of a row of houses. George A. Moore
Beautiful You Army Country Separation Harsh Sight Out London Seem Seems Park Take Never Fades Between Come Beautifully Devour Houses Buildings Dublin Get Quite Whereas Away Row
I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals. George Berkeley
Man Animals Stupid Rather Had Most Than Senseless
The Nazi movement is in many respects one which has my warmest sympathy. George Bernard Shaw
Sympathy Respects Movement Which Warmest Many Many Respects
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