Guy Davenport Quotes

Unless the work of art has wholly exhausted its maker's attention, it fails. This is why works of great significance are demanding and why they are infinitely rewarding.

Guy Davenport

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 23, 1927 - January 4, 2005

Topics

WorkGreatArtAttentionWhyWorks

Eyeliner is a go-to for me, and gold has always been a color that I really like. It's reminiscent of a lion; it's a strong color.

Jillian Hervey

LionMeGoldColorStrongAlways

If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous.

Sia

PeopleFamousPersonWantNever

The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.

Tom Seaver

TimePeopleUnderstandPitchingOut

He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie.

Mickey Mantle

LieGolfBadNeverCartWho

Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.

Janis Joplin

BluesMiserableLikeSingers

Spittin' blood, smokin' guitars, fire everywhere - Kiss is where I started.

Dimebag Darrell

FireKissBloodWhereStarted

I collect pictures of adorable puppies on my phone. I have little room for anything else.

Cory Michael Smith

PhonePicturesRoomLittleAnything

For every expert that says humans are the cause of 'climate change' there are 10 more who say we aren't.

Bradley A. Blakeman

ChangeClimate ChangeSayMoreCause

We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge, and that it is our duty to ground our scientific beliefs upon observation and inference, unmixed with considerations of a different order.

Asa Gray

KnowledgeDownObservationDutyMay

The Premier League is a very closely contested league.

Alisson

VeryLeaguePremier LeagueClosely

Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular?

Timothy Morton

ActionJust BecauseShyBecomeJust

I used to worry that I had a finite supply of ideas, that I should hold on to each of them in case it was the last. But then I talked to other cartoonists, and I realized ideas are cheap; you can have a million ideas. The tricky part is the follow-through: making good ones work, making the best out of the raw material!

Ryan North

WorkGoodBestIdeasWorryYou

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