"One can easily classify all works of fiction either as descendants of the Iliad or of the Odyssey."

-- Raymond Queneau

#Fiction Quotes #Odyssey Quotes #Iliad Quotes

“I had the good fortune to direct my first professional production with one of my Dad's masterpieces, The Man Who Came To Dinner. What it taught me was how beautifully the Kaufman and Hart plays are constructed: with economy, and wit, and warmth, and a sensibility, and heart/Hart that appeals to every stripe of theatregoers. It was a gift that can't be underestimated.”

Source : Source: blog.roundabouttheatre.org
“For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems page”
“Is this how you repay my goodness--with badness?â€ cried the boy. â€œOf course,â€ said the crocodile out of the corner of his mouth. â€œThat is the way of the world.”
“For whoever habitually suppresses the truth in the interests of tact will produce a deformity from the womb of his thought.”

Source : B.H. Liddell Hart (2015). “Why Don't We Learn from History?”, p.62, Lulu Press, Inc
“Find something you enjoy and love and you're passionate about. And then dedicate all you've got to make it a success. And if you have those two things, I think with your passion and dedication, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish.”

Source : Source: www.ncwit.org
“The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life. We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages.”
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”
“I've always been interested in plants because I'm a gardener, so I have a basic understanding of botany and things like that, but it's all self-taught.”

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