To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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I don’t know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. Zona Gale
I don’t know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Zona Gale
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind. Thomas B. Macaulay
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Thomas B. Macaulay
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself. Carl Sandburg
I have written some poetry that I don’t understand myself.Poetry and PoetsQuotations by Carl Sandburg
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. Henry Brooks Adams
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage. Aneurin Bevan
The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Aneurin Bevan
Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul — politics does the same thing for the body. Joyce Cary
Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul — politics does the same thing for the body.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Joyce Cary
In politics, nothing is contemptible. Benjamin Disraeli
In politics, nothing is contemptible.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. Billy Boy Franklin
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Billy Boy Franklin
You spend all your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for. Jane Fonda
You spend all your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Jane Fonda
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music. Elton John
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Elton John
The true poem is the poet’s mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The true poem is the poet’s mind.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The more minimal the art, the more maximum the explanation. Hilton Kramer
The more minimal the art, the more maximum the explanation.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Hilton Kramer
Art is a form of catharsis. Dorothy Parker
Art is a form of catharsis.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Dorothy Parker
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. George Santayana
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by George Santayana
Art imitates Nature in this; not to dare is to dwindle. John Updike
Art imitates Nature in this; not to dare is to dwindle.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by John Updike
I am an artist I am here to live out loud. Emile Zola
I am an artist I am here to live out loud.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Emile Zola
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. Percy Ross
The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes.AskQuotations by Percy Ross
If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners Christopher D. Furman
If you want to be a winner, hang around with winnersAssociationQuotations by Christopher D. Furman
Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. Heywood Broun
Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.AtheismQuotations by Heywood Broun
By night an atheist half believes in God. Edward Young
By night an atheist half believes in God.AtheismQuotations by Edward Young
It is not the position, but the disposition. J. E. Dinger
It is not the position, but the disposition.AttitudeQuotations by J. E. Dinger
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars. Frederick Langbridge
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.AttitudeQuotations by Frederick Langbridge
There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that’s important. Ruth Ross
There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that’s important.AttitudeQuotations by Ruth Ross
A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Source Unknown
A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.AttitudeQuotations by Source Unknown
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit. Seneca
It’s the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.AudiencesQuotations by Seneca
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850. Henry Kissinger
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.AutobiographyQuotations by Henry Kissinger
To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Peter Ustinov
To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.AwardsQuotations by Peter Ustinov
Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture. Helen Rowland
Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.BachelorQuotations by Helen Rowland
You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time. Yogi Berra
You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.BaseballQuotations by Yogi Berra
Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire. Robert Smith
Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire.BaseballQuotations by Robert Smith
There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. Joseph Addison
There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty.BeautyQuotations by Joseph Addison
Politics is the profession of those who have neither trade nor art. Muhammad Hijazi
Politics is the profession of those who have neither trade nor art.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Muhammad Hijazi
At home you always have to be a politician. When you’re abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman. Harold Macmillan
At home you always have to be a politician. When you’re abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Harold Macmillan
The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up. Richard M. Nixon
The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Richard M. …
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Will Rogers
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. Robert Louis Stevenson
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Robert Louis Stevenson
Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign. Woodrow T. Wilson
Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.Politicians and PoliticsQuotations by Woodrow T. Wilson
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. Aldous Huxley
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.PopularityQuotations by Aldous Huxley