John Dryden Quotes
Large was his wealth, but larger was his heart.
John Dryden
Quotes to Explore
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
Barbra Streisand
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It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die, and then it's too late.
Edna Ferber
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
Feist
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I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.
Madeleine Stowe
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My work is through my emotions, so everything kind of goes together.
Maiwenn
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Young writers should keep out of pubs and remember that the cliche way of the artistic life is a lie.
Patrick Kavanagh
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You know you have a drinking problem when the bartender knows your name -- and you've never been to that bar before.
Zach Galifianakis
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The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple – to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.
Craig Raine
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I never did, nor do I believe I ever shall, give advice to a woman who is setting out on a matrimonial voyage; first, because I never could advise one to marry without her own consent; and, secondly, I know it is to no purpose to advise her to refrain when she has obtained it. A woman very rarely asks an opinion or requires advice on such an occasion, till her resolution is formed; and then it is with the hope and expectation of obtaining a sanction, not that she means to be governed by your disapprobation, that she applies.
George Washington
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Many years later I was told that the great specialist had admitted to friends of his that he had altered his treatment of neurasthenia since reading The Yellow Wallpaper. It was not intended to drive people crazy, but to save people from being driven crazy, and it worked.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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The temple of art is built in words.
J. G. Holland
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Large was his wealth, but larger was his heart.
John Dryden