John Drinkwater Quotes

Great men are rare, poets are rarer, but the great man who is a poet, transfiguring his greatness, is the rarest of all events.

John Drinkwater

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 1, 1882 - March 25, 1937

Topics

GreatMenManGreatnessGreat Man

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

John Travolta

Help OthersFeelHelpYouAlive

I always have my books for company.

Sriti Jha

CompanyAlwaysBooks

I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron.

Steve-O

I AmPeopleThinkIdiotFindWill

Specialization makes it easy to forget about the filth of the coal-fired power plant that is lighting this pristine computer screen, or the backbreaking labor it took to pick the strawberries for my cereal, or the misery of the hog that lived and died so I could enjoy my bacon.

Michael Pollan

PowerPlantEnjoyEasyLaborForget

Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.

Luc de Clapiers

GoodPeopleFindAlwaysAbility

When I was five, six, I drew myself as a cat a lot, because I was obsessed with cats. And then, as soon as I took my first riding lesson, I started drawing horses.

Lisa Hanawalt

MyselfCatsDrawingLessonRiding

The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store, even among unsaved friends and family members, God's people are there to bring seasoning to an unsavory situation.

Joyce Meyer

FamilyGodLightJobPeopleWorld

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

Jasper Johns

GoodYouArtistDesireEverything

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Don Marquis

FunnyArtProcrastinationYesterday

Columbia tried to put me behind other groups, so I didn't wanna wait, they let me out of the contract and I'm glad they did.

DMX

MeWaitOutContractBehindTried

You hear about actors being late and all that sort of stuff, but you never find that with an actor who's directed, because an actor who's directed understands all the problems your production is going through.

Clint Eastwood

ProblemsYouLateFindActorNever

I guess Malayali women like bubbly, happy-go-lucky guys, and I am all of that. I'm yet to discover how I'm such a hit there. The fans there are difficult to win over.

Allu Arjun

WomenI AmWinDifficultOverFans

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