"Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot."

--

Source : Edmund Waller, Sir John Denham, Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon (1822). “The Poems of Edmund Waller ...”, p.150

Edmund Waller

#Half Quotes #Improvement Quotes #Praise Quotes

“And Barry Levinson is insanely funny. I don't know if you know this, not everyone does, but he and Craig T. Nelson were a comedy team back in the coffeehouse days of the late '60s.”

Source : Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. March 8, 2012.
“I have been lucky enough to work with the world's best designers and top stylists - who have been my mentors.”
“I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.”
“In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll.”

Source : "Mr. Stink". Book by David Walliams, www.mirror.co.uk. 2009.
“Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.”
“I'm a staunch civil libertarian; I really believe that the individual is more important than any societal value.”
“Panic is the great access of creativity because that's the only way to get rid of your mind.”
“Unified party control of the organs of government has proved no panacea.”

You may also like: