Thomas Carlyle Quotes

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

Thomas Carlyle

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I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.

Kevin Kline
- Thinking
- American
- Movie
I don't want my poems to be sentimental, though I do acknowledge that sentiment is probably rather under-reported in a lot of people's feelings a lot of the time.

Andrew Motion
- People
- Time
- Feelings
If you are going to think black, think positive about it. Don't think down on it, or think it is something in your way. And this way, when you really do want to stretch out and express how beautiful black is, everybody will hear you.

Leontyne Price
- Beautiful
- Black
- Way
There's only a certain amount of works you can make, so you have to make only the ones you really want to make. It's all about trying to be as productive as possible.

Cornelia Parker
- Trying
- Works
- Productive
I really think [William] Burroughs was onto something here, when he said, "Dreams are a biologic necessity and your lifeline into space."

Quentin S. Crisp
- Thinking
- Dream
- Space
You think it doesn't really matter if you screw up this time around because you can just sort it all out in paradise

Caitlin Moran
- Up
- Time
- Paradise