Thomas Meagher Quotes & Sayings

There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. — Alfred Whitney Griswold

It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States. — Thomas Francis Meagher

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. — Thomas Francis Meagher

Is it? If somebody forces you to do something and there's no possible way to avoid it, is it really sin? — David Eddings

I am Myra Breckinridge whom no man will ever possess. Clad only in garter belt and one dress shield, I held off the entire elite of the Trobriand Islanders, a race who possess no words for "why" or "because." Wielding a stone axe, I broke the arms, the limbs, the balls of their finest warriors, my beauty blinding them, as it does all men, unmanning them in the way that King Kong was reduced to mere simian whimper by beauteous Fay Wray whom I resemble left three-quarter profile if the key light is no more than five feet high during the close shot. — Gore Vidal

A National Flag is the most sacred thing a nation can possess — Thomas Francis Meagher

Being more missional might actually mean doing fewer things. There is a Latin American proverb that says, "If you don't know where you're coming from, and if you don't know where you're going, then any bus will do." Some congregations are clearly riding too many busesl What they need is not more flurry, but more focus. Becoming disciplined about being a missional church can provide such a focus.[16 — Michael Frost

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice. — Thomas Francis Meagher

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience ... th e problem in this world is civil obedience. — Howard Zinn

The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier. — Thomas Francis Meagher

I have done what I felt to be my duty. — Thomas Francis Meagher

Let us who hail from Ireland stand to the last by the stars and stripes! — Thomas Francis Meagher

A modern Woman is not necessarily ... s omeone who just buys expensive stuff ...
... a modern Woman is someone who buys intelligently. — Prabal Gurung

Studios will tell you that they can't turn a profit on female-driven entertainment. Which is like the Gap saying no one is buying clothes anymore. No. No one is buying your clothes. — Emma McLaughlin

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

The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army. — Thomas Francis Meagher

The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness. — Thomas Francis Meagher

William Regal, what does besmirched mean? — Dwayne Johnson

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah

Stars crown the world, she said, but the lights in your eyes, those are stars, too.
They make up your crown, he said. — Jeannine Atkins

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death; but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it. — Thomas Francis Meagher

Safe is just another word for scared. — Sarah Addison Allen

The physical five oranges goes up the ladder to the picture of the five oranges which goes up to the representation of the five oranges as a numeral. This points in the direction of a definition of abstraction: when we abstract we voluntarily ignore details of a context, so that we can accomplish a goal. — Dan Meyer

I know I'm stupid
I know I'm worthless
but I coulda been a star-
a stupid worthless star.
What I can't
be
I kill. — Sapphire.

I do believe, and I will always believe, that Shakespeare on film is really something that should be tried more often because it is an opportunity to take the humanity that Shakespeare writes into characters and express it. — Al Pacino

But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people. — Thomas Francis Meagher

I get asked, 'How can you have such failures in your films?' Well, what else is life about? There's some sense of constant failure in something. Humor gives you a distance from it. — Alexander Payne