John Milton Quotes

Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.

John Milton

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• The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.

  

  Ian Mcewan
  • English
  • End
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• It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

  

  Eamon de Valera
  • Strong
  • Acting
  • Weak

• A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.

  

  Barry Mann
  • Enough
  • Guitar
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• A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.

  

  Daniel Boone
  • Men
  • Country
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• The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.

  

  Beck
  • People
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• She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.

  

  Fay Wray
  • May
  • She
  • True

• Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.

  

  J. B. Priestley
  • Up
  • Time
  • Children

• But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere.

  

  Origen
  • Good
  • God
  • Change

• To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.

  

  Quentin Tarantino
  • Need
  • Paper
  • Pen

• It feels nice to be loved, but let me tell you there are 10 times more better looking, stylish and talented guys than me. So there's no solid reason for me to be proud! I don't think I have done anything extraordinary to change people's lives.

  

  Salman Khan
  • People
  • Done
  • Change

• Pain is never permanent.

  

  Saint Teresa of Avila
  • Pain
  • Never
  • Permanent

• I beat myself up the whole time because I'm striving for something I'll basically never achieve. I portray this image of confidence, of arrogance, and it's not really me. I'm never satisfied, and I'm never content. It means I'm a bit of a mess some of the time.

  

  Victoria Pendleton
  • Up
  • Time
  • Myself

• Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good.

  

  Vida Blue
  • Good
  • Game
  • Sometimes

• Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

  

  Dag Hammarskjold
  • Good
  • Important
  • May

• One time, I was posing on a car for a calendar shoot. I was doused with oil and literally slid off the car, bikini, heels and all!

  

  Candace Kita
  • Time
  • Car
  • Calendar

• We enjoy change and freshness, and disco was only one area we've delved into.

  

  Barry Gibb Bee Gees
  • Change
  • Enjoy
  • Disco

• My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

  

  Randy Jackson Breakfast Club
  • Good
  • Myself
  • Ego

• Often the last thing I want to do is stand up in front of 50 cameras on the red carpet. I'd rather have a cup of hot milk and an early night.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Up
  • Night
  • Red

• I don't have a lot of shame. That doesn't mean I can't feel bad about the way someone reacts to me or about something I read about myself online. But I don't have a lot of guilt, no. I've always been this way. I'm missing a chip.

  

  Chelsea Handler
  • Bad
  • Missing

• Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown.

  

  Phil Hartman
  • High

• Through years and years of playing to various audiences, what I've learned is - and I think quite a few actors will agree with me - we're not always the best judge of that audience's reactions or not. And we discover, to our amazement, at the end of the show, they bring the house down with applause, and we thought, 'No way tonight,' you know.

  

  Angela Lansbury
  • House
  • Judge

• There's not a single thing on offer in this all-too-temporary world for which you should ever sell your soul.

  

  Alan Keyes
  • World
  • Soul
  • Single

• Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.

  

  John Milton
  • Passion
  • Heed
  • Sway