Callimachus Quotes
Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four; Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face, She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.Callimachus
Quotes to Explore
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In this short life that only lasts ah hour how much-how little-is within our power.
Emily Dickinson -
I think we are very much in the game but have some hard work to do tomorrow.
Adam Gilchrist -
It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?
Larry Hagman -
The muses visit when I'm lonely.
Taylor Hicks -
I have my permanent muses and my muses of the moment.
Karl Lagerfeld -
Memory in Greek mythology is the mother of the muses, and it is so for me. Both personal and societal memory move me strongly, and that is one of the sources of my writing.
Marge Piercy
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There is also a third kind of madness, which is possession by the Muses, enters into a delicate and virgin soul, and there inspiring frenzy, awakens lyric... But he, who, not being inspired and having no touch of madness in his soul, comes to the door and thinks he will get into the temple by the help of art - he, I say, and his poetry are not admitted; the sane man is nowhere at all when he enters into rivalry with the madman.
Plato -
Within my heart is lurking suspicion, and base fear, and shame and hate; but above all, tyrannous love sits throned, crowned with her graces, silent and in tears.
William Hazlitt -
It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief.
Nicos Anastasiades -
I am not about airs and graces, fancy cars or jewellery. I am just about my family and my kids.
Asher D -
Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.
Katherine Neville -
Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who do not court the creative muses.
Eric Maisel
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Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune.
Ezra Pound -
For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
C. J. Cherryh -
It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.
R. J. Palacio -
When it comes down to vocals, I want to hear something that's going to be melodic. David's always had those animalistic instincts of making those gut sounds, or whatever you want to call it. But he's developed a really strong singing voice.
Dan Donegan Disturbed -
Love is fragile and rare and cannot live long in open air.
Ari Berk -
Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four; Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face, She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.
Callimachus