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Small: The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one
"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Happiness is a matter of ones most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and uncon
"Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Ireland and England are like two sisters I would have them embrace like one brother
Boyle Roche
"Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother"
Boyle Roche, Politician
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Small: Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the l
"Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the last... to the North Pole"
Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
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Small: If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard
"If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard"
Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
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Small: John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, Im on borrowed t
"John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base
"No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: My mom always said that if the Protestants catch a Catholic in their church, they feed them to the Jews
"My mom always said that if the Protestants catch a Catholic in their church, they feed them to the Jews"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: Its filled with... baking soda. Because it really smells
"It's filled with... baking soda. Because it really smells"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings
"I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: Hmmm... I never get the answer I think Im going to get
"Hmmm... I never get the answer I think I'm going to get"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: The cup of Irelands misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full
Boyle Roche
"The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full"
Boyle Roche, Politician
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Small: All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand
Boyle Roche
"All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand"
Boyle Roche, Politician
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Small: If it bends, its funny if it breaks, its not funny
"If it bends, it's funny; if it breaks, it's not funny"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
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Small: The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is distur
"The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below"
Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
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Small: Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church
"Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church"
John McGahern, Writer
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Small: When youre in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when its around us, its in tedious abundance an
"When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not"
John McGahern, Writer
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Small: Ireland is a peculiar society in the sense that it was a nineteenth century society up to about 1970 and then
"Ireland is a peculiar society in the sense that it was a nineteenth century society up to about 1970 and then it almost bypassed the twentieth century"
John McGahern, Writer
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Small: I think theres a great difference in consciousness in that same way in that when were young we read books for
"I think there's a great difference in consciousness in that same way in that when we're young we read books for the story, for the excitement of the story - and there comes a time when you realise that all stories are more or less the same story"
John McGahern, Writer
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Small: I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says youre important and nice, but you take second place a
"I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped
"I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously
"Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes
"Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous
"All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other
Boyle Roche
"While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other"
Boyle Roche, Politician
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Small: The only thing to prevent whats past is to put a stop to it before it happens
Boyle Roche
"The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens"
Boyle Roche, Politician
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Small: Superhuman effort isnt worth a damn unless it achieves results
"Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results"
Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
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Small: Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference
"Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real
"Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: I see myself as Rhoda, not Mary Tyler Moore
"I see myself as Rhoda, not Mary Tyler Moore"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph
"Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia
"A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia"
Iris Murdoch, Author
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Small: I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart
"I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: I dont remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I dont even remember my first kiss
"I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: I am like many of the women I have played onscreen
"I am like many of the women I have played onscreen"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: God has a most wicked sense of humor
"God has a most wicked sense of humor"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god
"When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. Thats showbiz
"Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now
"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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Small: I really wanted to be an opera soprano
"I really wanted to be an opera soprano"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
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