Pedro Calderon de la Barca Quotes

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: spanish
  • Birth: January 17, 1600 - May 25, 1681

Topics

LifeGoodDreamsShadowStoryDream

I study more of truth and enlightening. I had to go the next level to talk about life.

Jet Li

LifeTruthGoTalkMoreStudy

As in The Lime Twig dream and illusion are right at the center of Charivari.

John C. Hawkes

DreamIllusionRightCenterLime

I have been through a lot of ups and downs in life, both personally and professionally, and I discovered over the years that I have a lot of fortitude, and I got that from my dad.

Joey Kramer

LifeUps And DownsOverYearsBeen

Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.

Robert South

MenFollyDesiresWhileCapacities

Economic growth is very important, but it is not the only thing, and it must be accompanied by sharing with those who are left behind, through effective social services and provision.

Angus Deaton

GrowthImportantSharingThrough

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

Dolly Parton

CookingBreakfastMeWritingUp

If it is good enough for Prince William and Kate, why is studying art history not good enough for the masses?

Cornelia Parker

GoodHistoryArtNot Good EnoughWhy

She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's.

Colleen McCullough

LifeWomenGreatFunBookLook

I just think it's my responsibility as a human being and an entertainer to see the soldiers.

Coolio

ResponsibilityThinkHumanSeeJust

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.

Clare Balding

NatureMirrorBestWelcomeCalmYou

Foreign policy is all about a universe of bad decisions, imperfect decisions; every situation is different. The dynamics, the atmospherics, the people, the pressures, the geopolitical realities shift.

Chuck Hagel

PeopleUniverseDecisionsBadPolicy

Pele doesn't die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever.

Pele

DieGoWillNeverGoingEver

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