William Morris Quotes
Large or small, [the garden] should be orderly and rich. It should be well fenced from the outside world. It should by no means imitate either the willfulness or the wildness of nature, but should look like a thing never to be seen except near the house. It should, in fact, look like part of the house.
Quotes to Explore
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There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered.
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The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!
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For obstacle racing, you wanna be as light, lean, and fast as possible. So, if I lift a lot of weights, I'm gonna be a little bit heavier, which will make it harder for me to hold myself up.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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The crown of literature is poetry.
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I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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All my life I have fought corruption.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary; otherwise, they wouldn't be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act.
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As for enlightenment, that's just for people who can't face reality.
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You need to prepare the child you have for the world that exists.
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I think I have the best house in the world. I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.
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Large or small, [the garden] should be orderly and rich. It should be well fenced from the outside world. It should by no means imitate either the willfulness or the wildness of nature, but should look like a thing never to be seen except near the house. It should, in fact, look like part of the house.
