Philip James Bailey Quotes
For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe people have to follow their dreams - I did.
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It's going to be a big topic of discussion.
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Timing has a lot to with art.
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It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.
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There's something really nice about not sitting separate from the crew in some massive trailer away from the studio. To actually be there with them, it's more of a creative process.
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I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me
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The air campaign is going to continue, ... The Yugoslav government hasn't done anything positive.
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Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.
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Greece, sound, thy Homer's, Rome thy Virgil's name, But England's Milton equals both in fame.
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A man's reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy of the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof.
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I should dread to disfigure the beautiful ideal of the memories of illustrious persons with incongruous features, and to sully the imaginative purity of classical works with gross and trivial recollections.
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I have mental joys and mental health, Mental friends and mental wealth, I've a wife that I love and that loves me; I've all but riches bodily.
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I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets.
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Painters and poets are obliged to exaggerate the proportions of their figures in order to give true perspective.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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I sometimes forget to have breakfast in the morning, but when I actually buy a box of cereal, I will probably eat it not only for breakfast but also as a snack later on.
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For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light.
