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Supreme egotism and utter seriousness are necessary for the greatest accomplishment, and these the Irish find hard to sustain; at some point, the instinct to see life in a comic light becomes irresistible, and ambition falls before it
William V. Shannon
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In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Charles Babbage
William V. Shannon
Born:
1927
Died:
1988
(aged 61)
Bio:
William Vincent Shannon was a member of the editorial board of the New York Times and U.S. ambassador to Ireland under President Jimmy Carter.
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