Edward Joseph Young Quotes
Some go to Church, proud humbly to repent,
And come back much more guilty than they went:
One way they look, another way they steer,
Pray to the Gods; but would have Mortals hear;
And when their sins they set sincerely down,
They'll find that their Religion has been one.
Edward Joseph Young
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
Manuel Puig
When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
Haile Gebrselassie
My general philosophy of playing bad guys, which I've sort of done, you know, half the time is, you know, very few people who we view as bad guys get out of bed and think, 'What evil, terrible thing am I going to do today?' Most people see their motivations as justified - as, you know, justifying whatever they do.
J. K. Simmons
These, in the day when heaven was falling,The hour when earth’s foundations fled,Followed their mercenary callingAnd took their wages and are dead.Their shoulders held the sky suspended;They stood, and earth’s foundations stay;What God abandoned, these defended,And saved the sum of things for pay.
A. E. Housman
No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.
Alexis de Tocqueville
It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.
Ezra Pound
At the end of the day, I choose something that makes my heart beat, that I can relate to, that's very complex, or human.
Eva Green
Through his deferential yet decidedly determined demeanor, Pope Francis is not only setting a superior spiritual standard, but he is also leading a thorough transformation of the Catholic Church - rivaling any brand revitalization or corporate turnaround you could name.
Denise Morrison
There was a lot of music in our home. Mom played piano in church and gave piano lessons.
Ernie Isley
The Isley Brothers
Some go to Church, proud humbly to repent,
And come back much more guilty than they went:
One way they look, another way they steer,
Pray to the Gods; but would have Mortals hear;
And when their sins they set sincerely down,
They'll find that their Religion has been one.
Edward Joseph Young
