E. M. Forster Quotes
I only wish the poets would say this too: love is of the body; not the body, but of the the body. Ah! the misery that would be saved if we confessed that! Ah! for a little directness to liberate the soul!
Quotes to Explore
-
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
-
The tagline at Westin hotels is that they strive to surprise and delight their guests. This is exactly what a college essay should do.
-
You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.
-
It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.
-
I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
-
I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
-
English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
-
We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
-
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
-
I'm blind without my glasses.
-
I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.
-
It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better.
-
I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
-
I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
-
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
-
My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
-
Is an out-of-control life challenge making you feel 'out of control' over your entire life? If so, stop lying around doing nothing. Stop sleeping late. Stop watching too much TV. Start recognizing that this lack of a disciplined schedule will only increase your feelings of being out of control of your life.
-
When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. You're not inventing it, but you're finding the story that's there. You're making a play that's eventually going to go on stage and present itself to an audience. You want to show what happened, not exactly what you have evidence of happening.
-
It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
-
I wouldn't ask other people to invest in my race if I wasn't willing to invest in it myself.
-
It's kind of an intuitive process. I wish that it were more systematic, but it just isn't.
-
Stardom is no longer the fuel of my soul. It is the deeper aspects of life that nurture me. And I realise I am very blessed.
-
I think I understand why baseball players today are a little standoffish, because the world has changed. You don't know who's trying to take advantage of you, what people really want.
-
I only wish the poets would say this too: love is of the body; not the body, but of the the body. Ah! the misery that would be saved if we confessed that! Ah! for a little directness to liberate the soul!
