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Tom Paulin Quotes

Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity Picture Quote #1

I went to a grim Victorian school with classes of 40 or 50 children. It was a very rigid and unimaginative education, but it did teach us the three Rs Picture Quote #1

It’s ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, ‘We recognise there must be a Palestinian state,’ then they rapidly forgot about it. I think history will show that that kind of amnesia will come back to haunt you Picture Quote #1

Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging Picture Quote #1

I do think culture is an argument, and that was part of the way I was brought up. People at a social occasion in Ireland will start shouting and arguing. When the Yeats family lived in Bedford Park, they had to go round to the neighbours to say, ‘You might think we are fighting, but this is the way we talk to each other.’ Picture Quote #1

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I am not very moved by historical apologies Picture Quote #1

I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale Picture Quote #1

I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come Picture Quote #1

All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don’t seem to have a hobby or anything Picture Quote #1

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer’s life. On the other hand, it’s good to have another job. It gives you something to do Picture Quote #1

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines Picture Quote #1

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I think ideas should be flying about and banging into each other. It is a kind of energy. If you occupy static positions, then things sort of ossify Picture Quote #1

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Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity (Tom Paulin Quotes) I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign to raise awareness of the people in this country (Tom Paulin Quotes) I went to a grim Victorian school with classes of 40 or 50 children. It was a very rigid and unimaginative education, but it did teach us the three Rs. (Tom Paulin Quotes) It’s ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, ‘We recognise there must be a Palestinian state,’ then they rapidly forgot about it. I think history will show that that kind of amnesia will come back to haunt you. (Tom Paulin Quotes) Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging. (Tom Paulin Quotes) I do think culture is an argument, and that was part of the way I was brought up. People at a social occasion in Ireland will start shouting and arguing. When the Yeats family lived in Bedford Park, they had to go round to the neighbours to say, ‘You might think we are fighting, but this is the way we talk to each other.’ (Tom Paulin Quotes) I am not very moved by historical apologies (Tom Paulin Quotes) I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale (Tom Paulin Quotes) I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come (Tom Paulin Quotes) All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don’t seem to have a hobby or anything (Tom Paulin Quotes) I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer’s life. On the other hand, it’s good to have another job. It gives you something to do (Tom Paulin Quotes) A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines (Tom Paulin Quotes) I think ideas should be flying about and banging into each other. It is a kind of energy. If you occupy static positions, then things sort of ossify (Tom Paulin Quotes)