James Fenton Quotes

Sometimes I have thought that a song should look disappointing on the page - a little thin, perhaps, a little repetitive, or a little on the obvious side, or a mixture of all of these things.

James Fenton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 25, 1949

Topics

SongThoughtLookPageSometimes

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

John Dryden

FearGreatMaskBoldnessHowever

You can't put a price on what Mark McGwire brings to the Cardinals organization. The responsibility he accepts is as great as any number of home runs.

Tony La Russa

HomeGreatResponsibilityYouPrice

I think that everyone who took part has always been grateful for it.

Robert Fitzgerald

GratefulThinkAlwaysEveryoneBeen

If there is no fundamental science then there is no basis for applied science. We have to strike a balance. 23 years ago the World Wide Web was born here. It has changed the world dramatically.

Rolf-Dieter Heuer

ScienceBalanceWorldBornStrike

The more I see of the movie business, the less I understand about it. I have no idea what goes on with that stuff.

Mike Mignola

BusinessUnderstandMoreSeeI See

Without David Bowie, popular music as we know it pretty much wouldn't exist.

Moby

MusicKnowWithoutPrettyExist

A good novel is an out-of-self experience. It lifts you off the ground so that you have the sensation of flying. It says, 'Look at the world around you; learn from the people in these pages, neither quite me nor quite you, how life is lived in so many different ways.'

Julia Glass

LifeGoodExperiencePeopleWorld

I think grown-ups don't go to movies because they're much more discerning.

Joseph Bologna

ThinkGoMoviesMoreBecauseMuch

I love 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Dangerous Liaisons.'

Ali Fazal

LoveBeautifulDangerousI Love

I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great offence to some, but to my Satisfaction.

William Whipple

FearGreatThinkSatisfactionNever

You cannot heal yourself. You cannot heal anybody else. We're designed to do this in community because we were created inside community for community by community.

William P. Young

CommunityYourselfYouInsideCannot

These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen.

William Henry Ashley

GrowthMountainsRedRockPineSeen

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