William V. Shannon Quotes
Supreme egotism and utter seriousness are necessary for the greatest accomplishment, and these the Irish find hard to sustain; at some point, the instinct to see life in a comic light becomes irresistible, and ambition falls before it
William V. Shannon
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I know what it's like to go very fast on motorcycles. Those moments, they stay with you.
Rachel Kushner
I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.
Ed Koch
Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
Gary Oldman
Every year I go to the Google Zeitgeist conference, which is invite-only, and I'm one of about 20 women and five fashion people out of the 400 there.
Natalie Massenet
I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.
Rainn Wilson
Rag paper, containing hemp fiber, is the highest quality and longest lasting paper ever made. It can be torn when wet, but returns to its full strength when dry.
Jack Herer
Netflix has already gone mainstream. Not mainstream but they’ve gone snob. They have an angry housewife who’s making all the selections.
Lloyd Kaufman
In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we affirmed through law that men equal under God are also equal when they seek a job, when they go to get a meal in a restaurant, or when they seek lodging for the night in any State in the Union.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Universal is known according to reason, but that which is particular, according to sense...
Aristotle
I was very happy. I thought I would cut my way through life.. ..victory after victory, laughing.. Well, I adjusted as soon as they carried me into my mother. Half of my victories fell to the ground.. she pauses ..My mother had victories. her candid, weather-beaten face darkens abruptly
Agnes Martin
My other brother, the Lord Lucas, who was heir to my father's estate, and as it were the father to take care of us all, is not less valiant than they were, although his skill in the discipline of war was not so much, not being bred therein.
Margaret Cavendish
There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but also very likable. She's a lone wolf, and it appeals to people that she isn't rich and doesn't have a lot of friends. No posse. She's just like you, like most of us.
Kristen Bell
Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
I don't love the whole Hollywood mentality, but I do love the weather and how motivated everyone is around here. It motivates me to make fun music.
Charlie Puth
What makes art Christian art? Is it simply Christian artists painting biblical subjects like Jeremiah? Or, by attaching a halo, does that suddenly make something Christian art? Must the artist’s subject be religious to be Christian? I don’t think so. There is a certain sense in which art is its own justification. If art is good art, if it is true art, if it is beautiful art, then it is bearing witness to the Author of the good, the true, and the beautiful
R. C. Sproul
Well, the difference between 10th Planet and most other jiu jitsu schools is the obvious thing… we train exclusively no-gi.
Eddie Bravo
Supreme egotism and utter seriousness are necessary for the greatest accomplishment, and these the Irish find hard to sustain; at some point, the instinct to see life in a comic light becomes irresistible, and ambition falls before it
William V. Shannon
