Anna Kavan Quotes
Because of my fear that the daytime world would become real, I had to establish reality in another place.
Quotes to Explore
-
I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country.
-
If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
-
On the Web, we can be whoever we wish to be, editing the face we show to others in ways that aren't possible in physical space. We can also fine-tune the complexity and depth of our interactions and relationships.
-
The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
-
God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.
-
I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
-
When you tell the American people, 'Read my lips. No new taxes,' that should mean no new taxes.
-
I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
-
When I talk to Chicagoans who live in our most violence-prone neighborhoods, they do not hate the police. In fact, they tell me they want more cops and fewer gangs. They do not want more officers in cars just driving through their communities. They want officers on the beat in their neighborhoods.
-
I'm not really a food connoisseur.
-
How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
-
It's important to keep your power and not give it up.
-
As I don't know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I'm just really happy it's a family I can be proud of; it's not as if I'm related to some Z-list celebrity.
-
The U.S. has been in control of the domain names of the Internet since its inception. If we relinquish this control, it goes possibly to the U.N.
-
I think when you get past your second album, it all becomes something of a routine. So you have to struggle against that, find a way of making what you do sound fresh and new each time.
-
The more you put out there, the more you have to resolve. 'Air' is the most literary comic I've written so far, and that poses problems.
-
I think this is a pile of shit, while John Sinclair rots in prison.
-
And from the point of view of art there are no concrete or abstract forms, but only forms which are more or less convincing lies. That those lies are necessary to our mental selves is beyond any doubt, as it is through them that we form our aesthetic point of view of life. (Paris 1923)
-
A fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.
-
There is no mystery in humans creation. Will performs this miracle. But at least there is no true creation without a secret.
-
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
-
Fear runs our lives. It doesn't matter who you are. You have to understand your relationship with fear. Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.
-
Fear - there's always fear. You re-create yourself in every movie, don't you?
-
Because of my fear that the daytime world would become real, I had to establish reality in another place.
