John Millington Synge Quotes

The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind.

John Millington Synge

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: April 16, 1871 - March 24, 1909

Topics

KnowledgeTimeWindDirectionEnough

I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while.

Jeri Ryan

CharacterLovedPersonLittleBeing

Banks should contribute to the real economy, make a positive contribution to economic growth.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem

PositiveGrowthContributionEconomy

I'm not sure plays tell people anything. I think plays include an audience in an experience that is happening in that moment, and that's the specialness. What people take away has almost as much to do with what they bring as what we do.

Anna D. Shapiro

MomentExperiencePeopleThinkTell

So I have this word for much of what I do in life: 'plorking.' I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm plorking.

Jeff Bridges

LifePlayingWorkingWordMuch

When I read 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' I was so struck by the universality of small towns.

Tom Brokaw

SmallReadSmall TownsStruckTowns

In New York, the average total state and local tax burden is $5,260 for every man, woman and child. That's by far the highest in the country.

Tom Golisano

WomanManNew YorkChildCountry

Books are anchored. You return to books. You don't return to a tweet.

Robin Sloan

YouReturnBooksTweetAnchored

Its funny, because for females in general - not just in music, but the corporate ladder as well - anything we do has always been harder for us. When it comes to music, the industry wants you to conform, to look like this and to sound like this and do this or that. It makes it harder. It's harder for us to come out and be bosses and lead the pack.

Missy Elliott

FunnyMusicYouLookLadderSound

I love dressing Nicole Kidman... And I like dressing regular people. You know why? They buy the clothes!

Dennis Basso

LovePeopleClothesYouKnowWhy

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

Bradley Whitford

BelievePresidentMightGeorge Bush

I'm gonna give them the advice that I always took myself, that it's better to get to know somebody before you jump into the sack with them. Because then if you jump into the sack and fall in love, and you liked them already, you're home free.

Pia Zadora

LoveHomeMyselfFreeBetterAdvice

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

StupidProblemWorthYouSaidMay

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