Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.
Quotes to Explore
-
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.
-
New York apartments are notoriously small, and my cute little studio is no exception - space is at a premium, which is one of the reasons that I only have a mini-fridge. Great for leftovers, cheese, and chilling Diet Coke.
-
I'm not versed enough in constitutional law to run for office. I'd have to go back to school or something.
-
Art is jealous, and demands our whole strength ... .
-
Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.
-
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and no theology?
-
I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood.
-
I change too quickly: my today refutes my yesterday. When I ascend I often jump over steps, and no step forgives me that.
-
I am counting on the private sector, because it is crucial to Senegal's future.
-
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
-
Everyone's got their problems and their demons, but when we get onstage and play as five, that really all goes away, and that's really all I look at.
-
'The time has come,' the walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings.'
-
Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.
-
I'm pretty immature and get pretty embarrassed easily. I would check out once in a while certain shots to make sure that I felt OK because sometimes once you see it you realize it is fine.
-
While man's desires and aspirations stir he cannot choose but err.
-
I’m not ashamed of what I am - of how I pass through this life. What I am has given me the strength to do it. At my lowest ebb I have never contemplated suicide. I value what is here too much. I have a contribution to make. I am not just take up space in this life. I can add something to the lives I touch. I don’t like everything I know about myself, and I’ll never be satisfied, but nobody’s perfect. I’m not sure where the next years will take me - what they will hold - but I’m open to suggestions.
-
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.
