Patrick Pearse Quotes

One of the most terrible things about the English education System in Ireland is its ruthlessness ... it is cold and mechanical, like the ruthlessness of an immensely powerful engine. A machine vast, complicated ... It grinds night and day; it obeys immutable and predetermined laws; it is as devoid of understanding, of sympathy, of imagination, as is any other piece of machinery that performs an appointed task. Into it is fed all raw human material in Ireland; it seizes upon it inexorably and rends and compresses and remoulds ... ~ Patrick Pearse

Education should foster; this education is meant to repress. Education should inspire this education is meant to tame. Education should harden; this education is meant to enervate. The English are too wise a people to attempt to educate the Irish in any worthy sense. As well expect them to arm us ~ Patrick Pearse

Ireland unfree shall never be at peace ~ Patrick Pearse

I knew one boy who passed through several schools a dunce and a laughing-stock; the National Board and the Intermediate Board had sat in judgment upon him and had damned him as a failure before men and angels. Yet a friend and fellow-worker of mine discovered that he was gifted with a wondrous sympathy for nature, that he loved and understood the ways of plants, that he had a strange minuteness and subtlety of observation - that, in short, he was the sort of boy likely to become an accomplished botanist. ~ Padraic Pearse

The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all the children of the nation equally. ~ Patrick Pearse

As long as Ireland is unfree the only honourable attitude for Irish men, women to have is an attitude of rebellion. ~ Patrick Pearse

He may seem the fool who has given his all, by the wise men of the world; but it was the apparent fools who changed the course of Irish history. ~ Patrick Pearse

Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations. ~ Patrick Pearse

The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself. ~ Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Out of class, Elxa Dal was charming, soft-spoken, and even a little ridiculous when the mood was on him. But when he taught, his personality strode back and forth between mad prophet and galley-slave drummer. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

We saw simply distribution was changing, content, premium content, premium stars; we're going to be able to do more in the world as it evolves. ~ Patrick Whitesell

I fight them every time I bandage the blackened eye of a woman, every time I remove shrapnel from a bomb victim. That's my war. That's the war I'm fighting. ~ Patrick Ness

The United States is the result of an enlightened philosophy; China is the outcome of traditions and history. ~ Patrick Mendis

Books have the power to change and transform your life like few other things you have. ~ John Patrick Hickey

I can't see you in Adehya. It's like right before my gran died. I saw her passing through this big wall of white light, and then. . .nothing." - Patrick ~ Lowvee Cole

Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read. ~ Patrick Ness

I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor. ~ Patrick Huard

I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do. ~ Patrick Swayze

Careful boy, that one will steal your heart. Men fall for her like wheat before a sickle blade. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

What you want in a romantic comedy, is to have two people that you want to see together and how do they overcome the obstacles that are in the way for that to happen. ~ Patrick Dempsey

This your brain. This is your brain on Facebook. Any questions? ~ James Patrick Kelly

I think when you're 17 and you're angry, you're angry about very short-term things. And there's nothing wrong about writing that record. It's a very real record to write; it's the realest record I could write when I was 17. The problem is, when you're 28, it's not the same thing; it can be a put-on. ~ Patrick Stump

Poetry resists academic pretension, just as the mystery of religious faith evaporates on contact with dogma. ~ Patrick White

It's all about standing there naked in front of the client. It's about building trust. And in the end, that means the client trusts them and takes care of them. ~ Patrick Lencioni

What are the three most important rules of the chemist?"
This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

It's profoundly disorienting to go from zero to celebrity. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball. ~ James Patrick Murray

Do you radiate cold magic when you punch people?" Kail asked.
"I do not engage in physical combat," Icy replied, taking a bite from his vegetable plate, "and I possess no elemental magic ability."
"Then why Icy Fist?"
"It is short for 'Indomitable Courteous Fist,' which is my full name."
"That's significantly less cool, Icy. ~ Patrick Weekes

Luckily, languages are like musical instruments: the more you know, the easier it is to pick up new ones. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Malice is only another name for mediocrity. ~ Patrick Kavanagh

Bridget was the first to bow forward and inspect our weapons. "May I hold my sickle? Just for a moment?"

"Sure," said Nikolas with a chuckle, handing it to her. "Show us your moves."

"Twirl it!" blurted Anthony.

"Go on, Bridge. Bring that baby in!" Gillian looped her hips with animation.

To Anthony's delight, Bridget began to twirl the sickle as though it were an extension of her arm. "Patrick?" he called over his shoulder. "Will Bridget's room be next to mine? ~ Lowvee Cole

You can curse the darkness or light a candle. The choice is yours. ~ Patrick Kane

For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Old beggars in stories are never really old beggars," Simmon said with a hint of accusation in his voice. "They're always a witch or a prince or an angel or something."
"In real life old beggars are almost always old beggars," I pointed out. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

We must do this. It has been prophesied.' You relieve yourself of choice. Relieve yourself of consequences. Torture me, harm me, kill me. Do all these things, but do not pretend there is a must. That is how evil is rationalised. ~ Patrick Ness

What a sad thing men are. Can't do nothing good without being so weak we have to mess it up. Can't build something up without tearing it
down. ~ Patrick Ness

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. ~ Patrick Henry

I carry a small spiral notebook with me at all times and have been doing this for many years. There's a shoe box in my closet filled with these notebooks, each riddled with notes and impressions, ideas, schemes, and soup recipes. ~ Patrick DeWitt

there wasn't much difference between the University and the streets of Tarbean. No matter where you are, people are basically the same. Besides, ~ Patrick Rothfuss

The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break before Vincent Price starts 'rapping.' ~ Patrick Stump

In a way it was a modern story but it played to all those 1980 slasher movies. We did the same thing with this. Patrick wanted to do a 1970's road movie and if you'll see, this is a modern story but it's got so much 1970's in your face feel to it. So that was the point, to take that stuff that we loved growing up and sort of do it for today. I think we accomplished it. We'll see. ~ Todd Farmer

Polysyllables obfuscate a preponderant ignorance with so much more style and panache. ~ John Patrick Lowrie

Peace is the proper result of the Christian temper. It is the great kindness which our religion doth us, that it brings us to a settledness of mind, and a consistency within ourselves. ~ Simon Patrick

Ambrose turned on his heel and stormed off, but before he made it through the door, Elodin burst out singing:

'He's a well-bred ass, you can see it in his stride!
And for a copper penny he will let you take a ride! ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Since I was drafted by the Blackhawks, the people of Chicago have really embraced me and treated me with nothing but respect. ~ Patrick Kane

I don't want to be a poster child for cancer. ~ Patrick Swayze

I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world. ~ Patrick Stump

Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon. ~ Patrick F. McManus

Thus was I recruited, and thus would I be ruined: for a penny. ~ Patrick McGrath

I like having those preseason games and exhibitions to really get ready for the regular season and get yourself off to a good start. ~ Patrick Kane

But you were married. Didn't the former Mrs. Patrick tame you?"

He moved closer. "Do I look tamed?"

"Hmm." She squinted. "I think I can see little marks on your cheeks where the reins went. ~ Susan Mallery

You are not a goatherd. You are a student of the Lethani. My student. You should speak as a person of quality. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. You, as the author, had damn well better know the where all that dragon food comes from, but that doesn't mean that I, as a reader, want to read a five thousand word essay about you explaining it to me. I don't need to see the math, but I can tell by the details you provide whether or not you've thought these things through to their logical conclusions. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Eh. Hipster's not really a thing anymore. Plus, hipster or out of touch old dude? Same uniform really ... ~ Patrick Stump

Natural law is superior as it allows for the pursuit of virtue genuinely initiated from within and themselves. ~ Patrick Mendis

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb. ~ Patrick Rothfuss

Who told you that?" I say. "Davy Prentiss?"
He blinks. "What?"
"What do you mean what?" My voice is harder now. "Your new best friend. The man who shot me, Todd, and who you ride to work with laughing every morning."
He clenches his hands into fists.
"You've been spying on me?" he says. "Three months I don't see you, three months I don't hear nothing from you and you been spying? Is that what yer doing in your spare time when yer not blowing people up?"
"Yeah," I yell, my voice getting louder to match his. "Three months of defending you to people who'd only be too happy to call you enemy, Todd. Three months of wondering why the hell you're working so hard for the Mayor and how he knew to go right for the ocean the day after we spoke." He winces, but I keep going, thrusting out my arm and pulling up on the sleeve. "Three months wondering why you put these on women!"
His face changes in an instant. He actually calls out as if he felt the pain himself. He puts a hand to his mouth to stifle it but his Noise is suddenly washed with blackness. He moves his fingertips of his other hand within reach of the band, hovering over my skin, over the band that'll never be removed unless I lose my arm. The skin is still red, and band 1391 still trobs, despite the healing of three mistresses.
"Oh, no," he says. "Oh, no."
The side door opens and the man who let me in leans out. "Everything all right out there, Lieutenant?"
"Lieutenant?" I say.
~ Patrick Ness