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“Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success upon the stage. And I am still of the same opinion. Imagination, industry [hard work], and intelligence-the three I's-are all indispensable to the actor, but of these three the greatest is, without any doubt, imagination.”
Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”
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“It is always better to say too little than too much.”
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“Perhaps fishing is, for me, only an excuse to be near rivers.”
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“I am someone who is fascinated with European German history, the Holocaust, and to see these parallels in our own democratic system, and then to see them come to this absolutely incredible climax, and this fruition with the election of The Donald, it was just too much.”
Source : Source: www.slate.com
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“A tidal wave of support for medicinal ***** has begun in the western United States; the future of many federal officials depends, in large part, on whether they ride that wave into the future or, standing in the way, are rendered irrelevant by the voters.”
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“Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.”
Source : Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.205, Macmillan
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“democracy ... is not something that occurs overnight. It is not a gift delivered on a golden tray. Democracy is a long process of fighting, challenging accepted ideas, and perpetually striving for freedom. Like a seed that has to be watered every day to become a flower, democracy needs constant attention and care.”
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“You and I must not complain if our plans break down if we have done our part. That probably means that the plans of One who knows more than we do have succeeded.”
