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Small: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot but make it hot by striking
"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on
"Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: Choose your companions from the best Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill
"Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?
"But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: But I, being poor, have only my dreams I have spread my dreams under your feet Tread softly because you tread
"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: Be secret and exult, Because of all things known That is most difficult
"Be secret and exult, Because of all things known That is most difficult"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: And say my glory was I had such friends
"And say my glory was I had such friends"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: An intellectual hatred is the worst
"An intellectual hatred is the worst"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and loud
"An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for every tatter in its mortal dress"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away
"Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love
"A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
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Small: The connection has been lost between the countrys direction, especially with regard to the way in which the ec
"The connection has been lost between the country's direction, especially with regard to the way in which the economy has been run, and the citizen"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home - it is a wonderful welcome home. It is the place
"I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home - it is a wonderful welcome home. It is the place to where I return and where I will always return because it is of Galway that I am"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, sha
"I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I am delighted to be back home in Galway, the place I first came to as a 19-year-old in 1960. Its here where m
"I am delighted to be back home in Galway, the place I first came to as a 19-year-old in 1960. It's here where my heart is and will forever be"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs
"While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I will be a President for all the people, whether they voted for me or not, whether they are young or old and
"I will be a President for all the people, whether they voted for me or not, whether they are young or old and particularly for the Irish abroad. I'm looking forward to it and I think it will be exciting and wonderful"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland
"You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use all of my abi
"I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use all of my abilities for all of the people of Ireland"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning cr
"The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live realities for all our people"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again t
"I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: Through the inspiration of Vaclavs words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, C
"Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: Ireland has made its choice for the future and it has chosen the version of Irishness it will build. I know, a
"Ireland has made its choice for the future and it has chosen the version of Irishness it will build. I know, and I will work with head and heart to be part of it with all of you in creating that future one in which all of us can be part of and part of us too"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: Im happy with the vote and the support. Im very glad that it is so decisive. It will enable me to be a preside
"I'm happy with the vote and the support. I'm very glad that it is so decisive. It will enable me to be a president for all of the people"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to the
"I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to them at home in terms of inclusiveness and abroad, I look forward to representing Ireland"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitm
"I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for
"We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and lang
"Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where ideals and experience have the ring of authenticity which we need now as we go forward"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celeb
"I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a
"I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of"
Michael D. Higgins, Politician
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Small: Writing is like carrying a fetus
"Writing is like carrying a fetus"
Edna O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: Im an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt
"I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt"
Edna O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic
"My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: Money couldnt buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy
"Money couldn't buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: Its all in the mind, you know
"It's all in the mind, you know"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: It was a perfect marriage. She didnt want to and he couldnt
"It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: Im not afraid of dying I just dont want to be there when it happens
"I'm not afraid of dying I just don't want to be there when it happens"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: Im a hero with cowards legs
"I'm a hero with coward's legs"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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Small: I thought Id begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of m
"I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine"
Spike Milligan, Comedian
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