William Davenant (D'Avenant) Quotes

Go! dive into the Southern Sea, and when Th'ast found, to trouble the nice sight of men, A swelling pearl, and such whose single worth Boasts all the wonders which the seas bring forth, Give it Endymion's love, whose ev'ry tear Would more enrich the skilful jeweller.

William Davenant

Quotes to Explore

Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!

Taslima Nasrin
- Men
- Women
- Nature
I love England from head to toe. I love the weather, the people. I was there in the summer and it was nice. The people are so groovy.

Otis Redding
- People
- Love
- Nice
In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.

Verne Troyer
- Men
- Character
- Black
In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.

Damian Woetzel
- Great
- Giving
- Education
Just to go into a shop without getting stared at would be nice. I mean, I don't walk around like, 'Oh, I'm trying to be famous' - I try to lead as normal a life as possible - but sometimes it's annoying. It's fine; it's not a massive problem, but sometimes it's just a bit uncomfortable.

Kate Moss
- Life
- Trying
- Nice
I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.

Randall Jarrell
- Men
- Women
- Understand