e. e. cummings Quotes
Whatever's merely willful, and not miraculous (be never it so skilful) must wither fail and cease - but better than to grow beauty knows no.
Quotes to Explore
-
I want to make smart choices.
-
You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
-
Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
-
Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.
-
The reason our games generate so much revenue is because we're stupid enough to charge $60 for a box or $50 for a download or something. You need used games because most people can't afford those prices.
-
My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.
-
NASA projects often have romantic names that link into a long history of exploration and adventure: Atlantis and Discovery, for example.
-
When I lived in Egypt, we always wore kaftans. I had cashmere kaftans from Halston. You put on a kaftan in your backyard, and it's like you're in Ibiza.
-
We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
-
Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette.
-
A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.
-
If I had a robot friend, he or she would be electric.
-
My co-stars call me selfish. They say, 'You are only interested in yourself and what you are only interested is yourself and what you are doing in front of the camera.' I reply, 'I can't help it; it's what got me where I am.'
-
When 'Attachments' came out and people liked it, I'd have a warm feeling of having made a connection.
-
I think I've found a purpose in acting; it's something I truly love and truly enjoy. It makes me happy. It makes me understand more about life, in front of the camera, than what I'm living beyond the camera.
-
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.
-
People think I only wear new clothes, that I'm very trendy, but I like classic things on me, to mix with a trendy pair of shoes.
-
I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each other's sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship.
-
I am in Toronto, shooting a movie for NBC.
-
A lot of people would be happy that they got through a long career and had a chance to play as many times in the finals. To me, I wanted to win for the franchise and for the people. And when you can't do that, it's devastating, particularly for someone like me.
-
I've heard that Alfred Hitchcock said that by the time he was ready to shoot a film, he didn't even want to do it any more because he'd already had all of the fun of working it out. It's the same thing with these Frank comics.
-
When I look upon the faces of intelligent beings I look upon the image of the God I serve. There are none but what have a certain portion of divinity within them; and though we are clothed with bodies which are in the image of our God, yet this mortality shrinks before that portion of divinity which we inherit from our Father.
-
I can't promise that I won't continue to embarrass people.
-
Whatever's merely willful, and not miraculous (be never it so skilful) must wither fail and cease - but better than to grow beauty knows no.
