Robertson Davies Quotes

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Robertson Davies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: August 28, 1913 - December 2, 1995

Topics

TimeFoolHappyBe HappyOnly

Without faith that there's a world beyond the one we live in, I don't see how it's possible to get rid of angst.

Robert Smith

LiveFaithWorldBeyondPossible

All homeowners in America may deduct mortgage interest on their first and second homes.

Matthew Desmond

AmericaMortgageFirstMayInterest

David is 13 years my senior and has much more experience.

Anna Friel

ExperienceMoreYearsSeniorMuch

We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the day before.

Trombone Shorty

WorkMusicMorningDayPractice

My favorite film is 'All About Eve'.

Ruth Negga

FilmFavoriteAboutEve

Keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.

Molly Ivins

FreedomJusticeFunLaughterForget

You know, my childhood was pretty colorful; I like to use the word 'turbulent.'

Michael K. Williams

ChildhoodYouKnowColorfulPretty

To call the American role in the world imperial was, for many who did so, a way of asserting that the United States was misusing its power beyond its borders and, in so doing, subverting its founding political principles within them.

Michael Mandelbaum

PowerWorldAmericanPoliticalDoing

Are we asking terribly much of people to be curious and interested in the female experience from the female perspective?

Diane Lane

PerspectiveExperienceCuriousPeople

I've always thought that you live in the present, you live in a specific present. You are writing, present tense, so write in the present as it is.

Douglas Coupland

LiveWritingThoughtPresentYou

I've often said the most difficult things I have to say to people through humour. I can very quickly put someone in their place with it. But we all walk away unscathed because there's been some funnies around it, and I'll usually make sure that it comes back at me.

Dawn French

WalkPeopleMeSomeoneBackI Can

The cast of 'Vikings' is a real team, a true ensemble. It's a mad, eclectic, great bunch! But we support each other and trust each other completely. There are no egos.

Clive Standen

GreatTrustSupportTeamMadTrue

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