Algernon Blackwood Quotes

My unworldliness, even at 21, was abnormal. Not only had I never smoked tobacco nor touched alcohol of any description, but I had never yet set foot inside a theatre, or gone to a race course I had never seen, nor held a billiard cue, nor touched a card.

Algernon Blackwood

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951

Topics

TheatreAlcoholRaceNeverInside

'Journey' was very much inspired by Joseph Campbell's work for 'The Hero's Journey,' but, from among his works, I like 'The Power of Myth' best.

Jenova Chen

WorkJourneyPowerHeroBestMyth

Time has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do.

Anita Baker

TimeYouNothingGiftsGiveGods

I am not a racist.

Amy Schumer

I AmAm

If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

Tom Seaver

WinWorldOutUnitedVietnamGet

The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.

Tom Hooper

WorkGreatYourselfMoreOpeningUp

There are some novelists who can get away with writing about sex - Philip Roth, Ian McEwan - but they are rare.

Ruth Rendell

WritingSexRareAwayGetWho

The intensity with which Janis Joplin sings, you simply can't find a singer like that. It's almost scary the amount of emotion and energy and passion she puts into her performance.

Michael Wadleigh

PassionPerformanceEnergyYouFind

I have this old speaker set with amps and a record player from the 1970s. And I'm slowly collecting vinyl again.

Michiel Huisman

OldVinylAgainSlowlySetPlayer

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

LifeSuccessSucceedMy LifeWhy

Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so well in. I cannot.

Michael Mann

TimeCreativityChoicesMeaningOld

'Jaws' freed me to discover that a successful movie didn't make a damn bit of difference to my life.

Lorraine Gary

LifeMeMy LifeDamnDifference

We're always trying to say things are right or wrong, bad or good. If we just chilled out, maybe things wouldn't be so hard.

Lucy Davis

GoodTryingBadWrongSayRight

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