W. H. Auden Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
For me, music was a cathartic way to free me from the nut of Ghost. After working on set for 'Power' for 14 hours, it allowed me to pour my sanity and insanity into the music.
-
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
-
Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life.
-
I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.
-
A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a real home cook's book with a real home cook's pantry, supermarket ingredients, that sort of thing.
-
As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.
-
I love it when a guy compliments my vibe.
-
I don't think there are enough stories told about black men and their relationships and how they build and bond with one another.
-
I strictly want to beat every opponent I face, whether it's for a title or for a small show. The only thing for me is winning my fights and being the best athlete I can be.
-
I'm old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn't been that long since most people who caught pneumonia died from it. These medical breakthroughs were practically miracles.
-
I don't think that coming from a privileged background makes you this monster who doesn't feel things.
-
Something like 80 per cent of business decisions have a location element. In fact, it's probably higher than that.
-
I have worked with the biggest actors from the beginning. I am hoping God will bless me to work with other big actors.
-
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.
-
It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales.
-
I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings.
-
Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own destruction.
-
There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.
-
All I've really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don't know anything about anything. For me to do a novel, I have to talk to people who know things. And what keeps me in suspense is that I am a crime aficionado.
-
I'm not sure what a conservative is. I don't know whether a conservative is a guy that goes to bed too early or maybe doesn't sleep long enough or just what the hell he might be. I don't know. Maybe he's a guy that - you know, he just wants to be real quiet.
-
People like Busta Rhymes would say, 'Clinton Sparks doesn't do mix tapes; he does albums. He just throws albums out on the street.'
-
But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will.
-
What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are. A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps determine how you carry yourself.
-
One can only blaspheme if one believes.
