Gerald Durrell Quotes
I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus.
Quotes to Explore
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I love whimsical things and forests. I'm really into all that.
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Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.
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If I think of something, half-way into it, I can throw it in there and it won't be so far down the line that it would be insignificant. However, I also like to completely focus on something for a certain period of time, and then be able to move on to something else.
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I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to play the bad guys. At some point in American film, I think there was the idea that the British accent had a tone to it that's a little bit naughty.
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The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance.
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Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.
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My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan, which has allowed me to travel to the roots of my ancestors with my father.
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Express a mean opinion of yourself occasionally; it will show your friends that you know how to tell the truth.
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I#pray because the need flows out of me all the time-walking and sleeping. It does not change # God - it changes me.
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Wherever there are ski resorts there will be daily updates. These will mostly relay information that is relevant to skiers - imminent snowfall, the likelihood of avalanches and so on - but it will also offer advice on any storm fronts that are expected. For anybody planning a trek, this is crucial information.
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When two, or more men, know of one and the same fact, they are said to be CONSCIOUS of it one to another; which is as much as to know it together.
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A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.
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All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment.
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He who kisses girl on hillside is not level.
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Cut out doors and windows for the house. The holes make it useful.
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The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.
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I suffered from a quite severe speech impediment when I was young, and keeping a journal was part of the therapy.
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Ultimately, success is not measured by first-place prizes. It's measured by the road you have traveled: how you have dealt with the challenge and the stumbling blocks you've encountered along the way.
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O Twilight! Spirit that dost render birth To dim enchantments; melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like the atmosphere of dreams.
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What is acquired without labor is seldom worth acquiring at all.
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I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus.
