"Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play."

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Klemens von Metternich

#Men Quotes #Play Quotes #History Quotes

“The drama's altar isn't on the stage: it is candle-sticked and flowered in the box office. There is the gold, though there be no frankincense or myrrh; and the gospel for the day always The Play will Run for a Year. The Dove of Inspiration, of the desire for inspiration, has flown away from it; and on it's roof, now, the commonplace crow caws candidly.”
“A large wildlife book, start to finish, could take one to two years, but then I would expect to get several good (nature) magazine features off the back of this, plus of course a lot of stock.”
“I tape over most of them with Corrie or Neighbours. Most of them are crap. They can ***** make anyone look good. I signed Marco Boogers off a video. He was a good player but a nutter. They didn't show that on the video.”
“Some injuries heal more quickly if you keep moving.”
“Celebrate within yourself that wonderful treasure . . . true kindness.”
“donâ€™t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have re- belled long ago! Thereâ€™s a destructive urge in people, the urge to rage, murder and kill. And until all of humanity, without exception, undergoes a metamorphosis, wars will continue to be waged, and everything that has been carefully built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start allover again!”
“If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards.”
“Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It's not an occupation or profession, it's a compulsion.”

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