Edwin Hubbell Chapin Quotes
Is there anything so wretched as to look at a man of fine abilities doing nothing?
Quotes to Explore
-
I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
-
Gossip can be entertaining: occasionally, I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.
-
People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
-
I like to give pennies to children, but unfortunately, a man cannot do these things if he lives in a small village or town where his face is known and seen every day. For children take advantage, as I know to my cost, and would gather round him like hens around a farmer when he scatters grain.
-
I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.
-
The first bike that I bought was a Triumph 650. I really like the Triumph 650. I mean, of course, I've driven Harleys, and I think in 'Savage Seven' I drove an Indian, but - I really love Triumph.
-
There are so many songs in me that haven't been born yet. So I can't call myself a genius, but I never turn away a compliment, and I feel like I'm on my way to that mountain.
-
But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.
-
We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
-
Coming from the Midwest, I didn't know about stand-up as an art. I just thought stand-up comedians were old men in suits talking about their wives.
-
Even the ears must dance.
-
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
-
A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
-
What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.
-
If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
-
I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that my dark skin wasn't a great thing. I've found freedom in music and songwriting, which has given me a freedom in how I present myself. I'm glad I've got makeup to celebrate that with.
-
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
-
There is no fact-checking on tertiary celebrities. You can say whatever you'd like, and it will just rise up again.
-
Man owes his strength in the struggle for existence to the fact that he is a social animal.
-
No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith...every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are...
-
They call it Armageddon, the end of freedom as we know it. After I signed the bill, I looked around to see if there were any asteroids falling, some cracks opening up in the earth. Turned out it was a nice day.
-
I don't think Jennifer Lawrence deserves to be in this category leading role? Joy is a great movie, obviously. She's a great actress and I don't want to take anything from her, but it ain't American Hustle.
-
Is there anything so wretched as to look at a man of fine abilities doing nothing?
