Arthur Machen Introductions, that is, belong to the masterpieces and classics of the world, to the great and ancient and accepted things; and I am here introducing a short, small story of my own which appeared in The Evening News about ten months ago. – Arthur Machen Accepted Quotes Ancient Quotes Appeared Quotes Belong Quotes Classics Quotes Evening Quotes Introducing Quotes Introductions Quotes Masterpieces Quotes Months Quotes News Quotes Short Quotes Story Quotes It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.
Colm Toibin History is a way of interpreting, rather than, say, knowing, the past. It is usually a set of disputes between those who have access to the same sources. It depends on ideology as much as voting in an election does. – Colm Toibin
Derek Brunson Pass-rushers with boxing or kickboxing go hand-in-hand. You’ve got to have fast, sharp hands and be straight down the middle, because linemen are coming off and you have to be able to pop their hands down. – Derek Brunson
Ry Cooder I’ve tended to look at my albums as research and development. I was just trying to get someplace new on each one. – Ry Cooder
Stephen Karam I like going absurd pretty quickly. You don’t waste any time when you’re doing theater of the ridiculous. – Stephen Karam
Rhea Pillai There’s a lot of fun in life – and it’s not about being serious all the time either. But it is about simplifying one’s life to the level where one can be joyful, healthy and have gratitude for all that one has been given. – Rhea Pillai
Christopher Lloyd I’ve always been fascinated by real scientists – Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and so many others – how they’ve come up with solutions to very complicated problems that nobody else can seem to figure out. – Christopher Lloyd
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