W. H. Davies Quotes
Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue enable them to often attain their ends where others fail, and they succeed where the natives starve.
Quotes to Explore
-
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
-
I don't get manicures, pedicures. I don't get my hair done as often as I should.
-
It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
-
First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
-
I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
-
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
-
I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.
-
I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
-
I was completely surrounded by religion from a young time. I was taught by my father. I engaged in discussions with him and many of these scholars who visited and came around the dining table, the lunch table, and attended many lectures with my dad. And so I learned the apprentice way.
-
I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing.
-
People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it.
-
Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
-
If I can go out there and be everywhere on the field, that's what I can control.
-
It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
-
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
-
I can be a bit extreme. I'll spend too much time running round the park, doing yoga and drinking green tea. I can get a bit obsessive. I have to rein it in sometimes.
-
Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
-
In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.
-
For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
-
Yes, I play dress up! I do it for a living, like a retard!
-
I just sort of choose to see the good in things, and I choose to - I don't know - look on the bright side, as cheesy as it sounds.
-
Awards are lovely and always welcome.
-
You are at a point where you are ready to look into yourselves and to take the next steps that must indeed be taken.
-
Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue enable them to often attain their ends where others fail, and they succeed where the natives starve.
