"Harmony of period and melody of style have greater weight than is generally imagined in the judgment we pass upon writing and writers. As a proof of this, let us reflect what texts of scripture, what lines in poetry, or what periods we most remember and quote, either in verse or prose, and we shall find them to be only musical ones."

-- William Shenstone

#Writing Quotes #Musical Quotes #Style Quotes

“If my lips teach the public that men are made mad by bad treatment, and if the police are taught that they may exasperate to madness men they persecute and ill treat, my life will not be entirely thrown away.”
“Everything in moderation, with occasional excess.”

Source : Neil Peart (2002). “Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road”, p.354, ECW Press
“Mom and Dad would stay in bed on Sunday morning, but the kids would have to go to church.”
“A film is the director's medium. The theater is an actor's.”
“Point of sale is where you reach 100% of your audience 100% of the time.”
“You are called to stand up for life! To respect and defend the mystery of life always and everywhere, including the lives of unborn babies, giving real help and encouragement to mothers in difficult situations. You are called to work and pray against abortion.”
“Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset.”
“I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable with this material and I don't know why. Maybe it's because I did MacBeth.”

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