John Betjeman Quotes

I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.

John Betjeman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 28, 1906 - May 19, 1984

Topics

GoodI AmThinkThoughtAnyAm

You must engage at the level of people's higher order values, and in doing so, you can engage them in a meaningful way on a large number of issues.

Jeremy Heimans

PeopleDoingYouValuesWayEngage

Today's preoccupation with physical theories of everything takes a wrong turn from the purpose of science - to question all things relentlessly. Modern physics has become like Swift's kingdom of Laputa, flying absurdly on an island above the earth and indifferent to what is beneath.

Robert Lanza

TodaySciencePurposeFlyingPhysics

If we want an international trade deal that advances the interests of our own people, then perhaps we don't need a 'fast-track' but a regular track: where the president sends us any proposal he deems worthy, and we review it on its own merits.

Jeff Sessions

PeopleWantPresidentNeedWorthy

The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.

Tom Douglas

EyesOne ThingThe One ThingThing

Gentlemen, I find the law very explicit on murdering your fellow man, but there's nothing here about killing a Chinaman. Case dismissed.

Roy Bean

ManLawFindNothingHereYour

Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves.

Mary Berry

LoveWomenStyleMyselfI AmThink

I had the drink after I fell out of bed. It hurt.

Liza Minnelli

HurtBedDrinkOutAfterHad

My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.

Joyce Banda

LifeEducationWomenBusinessSocial

In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.

Compay Segundo

ExperienceGrowYouOldEverything

Generally speaking, I like all music, but Pink Floyd and Muse are my favorite bands.

Annalise Basso

MusicPinkMuseSpeakingLikeBands

I'm feeling a little delicate.

Aung San Suu Kyi

FeelingLittleDelicate

Miss Fontanne and I rehearse all the time. Even after we leave the theater, we rehearse. We sleep in the same bed. We have a script on our hands when we go to bed. You can't come and tell us to stop rehearsing after eight hours.

Alfred Lunt

TimeSleepHandsYouStopGo

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