T. S. Eliot Quotes
The historical sense compels a man to write not merely with his own generation in his bones, but with a feeling that the whole of literature from Homer and within it the whole of the literature of his own country has a simultaneous existence and composes a simultaneous order.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way, and the gallery can support them - the outside part of the tree, where it is more about reaching the outside world, connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery, no? Why does the artist have to do that?
-
I get breakfast when everyone else is on their lunch break. I usually go to Dimes, which is a short walk from my apartment. Usually, I'll have chia pudding or an acai bowl and toast and sausage.
-
I've actually done a lot of comedy.
-
The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
-
I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
-
I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
-
Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
-
The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
-
Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.
-
What counts isn't the frame, it's what you put in it.
-
The creative scientific process is - It's kind of - It's a windy road that has a trajectory, but it's a slow trajectory.
-
North as well as South, the Negroes have emerged from slavery into a serfdom of poverty and restricted rights.
-
The revolution doesn't always look perfect.
-
I want to be judged by who I am, not by a relationship.
-
I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
-
Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.
-
You need to learn. You need to grow up. You need to step up and know the difference between what you can do and what you can't.
-
I'm a way bigger worrier than I ever was before I had kids. And, you know, the stress and anxiety that can go along with motherhood, I have had to battle that.
-
My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.
-
I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything was fine at home because I would never smile. Then I got into this phase, from maybe fourth to eighth grade, where my personality just did a 180.
-
Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!
-
I really love when music artists like Lady Gaga or Michael Jackson wear outrageous things. Obviously, if I wore something like that I'd look like an idiot, but I really respect fashion.
-
I don't walk off and come back for encores. I figure I can add four weeks to my life that way.
-
The historical sense compels a man to write not merely with his own generation in his bones, but with a feeling that the whole of literature from Homer and within it the whole of the literature of his own country has a simultaneous existence and composes a simultaneous order.
