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Brain surgery is a fairly aggressive process. There's a lot to get through. There's the beautiful, delicate shaving first, which is really lovely. There's a wonderful ceremony of putting all the covers on, so only the little bit you're operating on is revealed. But once they make the incision and tear the skin back, the drill comes out. James Nesbitt
Beautiful You Wonderful First Skin Aggressive Back Once Bit Out Only Drill Delicate Through Putting Shaving Make Fairly Operating Revealed Surgery Covers Brain Lot Brain Surgery Get Process Lovely Which Little Little Bit Really Ceremony Tear
The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now. James Nesbitt
Work You Remember Will First Fall Else Everything Everything Else Focused Distracted Get Anything Anything Else Place Mantra Keep Now Thing
Belfast is a city which, while not forgetting its past, is living comfortably with its present and looking forward to its future. James Nesbitt
Future Looking Past Living City Looking Forward Comfortably Forgetting Which While Forward Belfast Present
I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education. James Nesbitt
Education Money India Manchester Manchester United Children UNICEF Connection United Raise
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory. James Stephens
Needs Man Memory Past Well Content Itself Man Needs Forgetfulness
Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows. James Stephens
Feeling Our Lies Vanity Wrongdoing Beyond Fellows Privileged Personal Endowed
If you are a skinny, baby-faced teenager, the last thing you want to hear is that you're cute. Jamie Dornan
You Cute Teenager Hear Want Skinny Thing Last
'The Fall' changed my life - that's not an overstatement. Jamie Dornan
Life My Life Fall Changed
I try not to wear too much makeup, as I think there comes a point where too much makes you look older. Jasmine Guinness
You Try Too Much Older Think Too Wear Point Look Makes Makeup Where Much
We all have dark shadows in our self that come out every now and then. Jessie Buckley
Dark Every Our Out Dark Shadows Shadows Self Come Then Now Now And Then
The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace. John Bruton
Peace World Invention Advancing Most Successful Union European European Union
States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all. John Bruton
Fear States Deterred Retaliation Cannot Organisations
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement. John Hume
People Solution Only Divided Agreement
Geological age plays the same part in our views of the duration of the universe as the Earth's orbital radius does in our views of the immensity of space. John Joly
Age Space Universe Our Earth Immensity Part Does Geological Duration Same Views Plays
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest. Jonathan Swift
Great You Rest Example Nothing Manners Please Bad One Or Two Bad Manners Only None Offend Flatter Flattery Company Two
Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. Jonathan Swift
Man Together Woman Weather Rules Asunder Marry Window Put Thunder Anniversary Him None Stormy Who
Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride. Jonathan Swift
Pride Humility Mark Vanity Rather Than
Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting. Jonathan Swift
Men Animals Fighting Other Imitation Diversion Most Sort Children
When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough. Katie Taylor
You People Consistency Think Enough Consistent Recognise Take Praise Up Notice Stand Stand Up
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. Kenneth Branagh
Great Words Poet Ways Understand Affecting Hands Us
A brother who is unhappy is a dangerous relative to have. Kenneth Branagh
Dangerous Unhappy Relative Brother Who
Life is surreal and beautiful. Kenneth Branagh
Life Beautiful Surreal
I suppose, at 50, you value things in a different way. So you value connections, you value your friendships, you value your health, and you are much more aware of time passing. Kenneth Branagh
Time Health You Value Way More Suppose Passing Friendships Different Much Your Connections Different Way Aware Things
I had an upbringing to respect other people's privacy and their right to be and choose what they want, and I expect - no, demand - no less for myself. Kristian Nairn
Myself Privacy Respect People Other Had Demand Upbringing Expect Want Choose Less Right
Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death. Lady Gregory
Death Soul Peace Rest Finding Had Weight Him Debts After Poor Many Suffer
The Gaelic language itself depends very much on ear and rhythm, and when those who are thinking in Gaelic speak in English, they get the same rhythm. Lady Gregory
Speak Language Thinking Those Itself Very Get Same Depends Gaelic Rhythm Much English Who Ear
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