George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Quotes
The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.
Quotes to Explore
-
I was a tomboy.
-
If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
-
The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
-
I really loved animals when I was little - my friend and I had an imaginary vet's office; we would mime doing surgery on animals. We treated more injuries than illnesses - fixing with a baby bear with a broken leg, removing a tumor. Of course, our surgeries would take about five seconds; that's how good we were.
-
The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants.
-
I have been traveling to every corner of the great state of Florida. I've met some great people and we've had an honest discussion about the failures of Washington.
-
Retired Americans living on Social Security, exempt from taxes because their income is modest, are not the problem.
-
Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its laws; second, the artist, who creates a spiritual contact with nature and his materials; third, the medium of expression through which the artist translates his inner world.
-
Becoming a human doing was exactly what society needed. But for an individual man, becoming a human doing was his undoing.
-
'Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe.'
-
A cruise missile is more important than Head Start.
-
As soon as you reach a certain age, you're thrown onto a kind of mental scrap heap.
-
Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.
-
Quarterbacks can still have good bodies. I'm always conscious of the stereotype. I want to change what people think. There's a lot more to it than what you see on the field.
-
A photograph can make you feel so many different things. When you look at war photographs of Vietnam, or something similar, it makes you feel anguish and sadness and pain. Then in other moments, when you look at Jackie Kennedy walking down Fifth Avenue, that makes you feel glory and richness.
-
It's real difficult to sing out in the elements at 2 in the morning in 35-degree weather while you're dancing in a sleeveless chiffon dress.
-
But you've got to have money for comfort, which obviously doesn't matter as much when you're young, but even so. I always like to bloody eat well and be warm. Have a drink when I want it.
-
I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary.
-
If you love what you do, you're going to work hard enough at it in order to succeed. If you don't love what you do, you're never going to be able to work hard enough to make it work.
-
Don't let your past determine your destiny.
-
I made a different decision to send my children to the local state school.
-
I think sometimes if you are too interested in day-to-day politics, you lose sight of the long term.
-
I'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either.
-
The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.
