"In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities."

-- Timothy West

#Art Quotes #Hands Quotes #Theatre Quotes

“I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot.”
“Al's red eyes slid past me to Pierce. "Play?" he said, his voice dripping with interest. "Gordian Nathaniel Pierce's quirks are legendary. Why do you think I want the runt so badly? Size truly doesn't matter if you can do what he can." ~ Algaliarept, Black Magic Sanction, Kim Harrison”
“Among the numerous pleasures of Vienna the hotel evenings are famous. During supper Strauss or Lanner play waltzes...After every waltz they get huge applause; and if they play a Quodlibet, or jumble of opera, song and dance, the hearers are so overjoyed that they don't know what to do with themselves. It shows the corrupt taste of the Viennese public.”
“If world leaders decide to [meet the Millennium Development Goals], I think it can be done by 2015...The question is, is there a political will to make this investment?”
“Now let's get talking: reefer madness. Like some arrogant government can't, By any stretch of the imagination, outlaw a plant.”
“I don't like to plan anything.”
“In all my years here, I don't think I've ever seen quite so many ***** gathered in one place!”
“I am a member of the rabble in good standing.”

Source : "Rabble-rouser" by William F. Buckley, Jr., www.newyorker.com. March 1, 2004.

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