Mark Akenside Quotes

This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.

Mark Akenside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 9, 1721 - June 23, 1770

Topics

LifePassionPathExperienceGenius

As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.

Jimmy Carr

SuccessFailureComedyMarketing

I have this theory that I hold on to, the theory that everything great in art and in life in general is jazz. It's just like all these things that just kind of seem to fall into place. You know, like mistakes that somehow turn into something beautiful.

Jerrod Carmichael

LifeBeautifulGreatArtMistakes

Art is when things appear rounded.

Maurice Denis

ArtThingsRoundedAppear

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

Michael Bolton

PeopleThinkBetterSomeoneBecome

It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland.

John Rocha

BusinessFashionCountryDifficult

Real stories - whether in pure fiction or historical - have a certain indefinable power; we are endlessly curious about the past and hungry for learning that we hope will illuminate the present.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

LearningHopePowerPastCurious

To me, the excitement is in ordering a fine shotgun, going through the process that everybody who has bought one has gone through for 100 years. You order it, you make a significant down payment, and then you wait three or four years for the gun to be custom-made for you.

Tom Selleck

MeWaitGunProcessYouDown

Generally, a rising trend in rates is bearish for stocks; a falling trend is bullish.

Martin Zweig

FallingRisingTrendStocksRates

I personally love a cliffhanger - I think it just extends the pleasure of viewing.

Mireille Enos

LoveThinkPleasureJustPersonally

I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.

Lloyd Kaufman

BusinessCreativeBelieveYoungHand

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all. You don't have that fear. So why do you think people get stuck in those boxes? It's that fear of going back down.

Jay-Z

FailureFearPeopleThinkYouLose

I think if you went to a studio and pitched the first 'Insidious,' it never would have gotten made because it was so offbeat.

Jason Blum

ThinkYouNeverFirstBecauseMade

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