Guy Davenport Quotes

Fiction's essential activity is to imagine how others feel, what a Saturday afternoon in an Italian town in the 2nd Century looked like. My ambition is solely to get some effect, as of light on stone in a forest on a September day.

Guy Davenport

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LightDayAmbitionForestSaturday

I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

Jessie J

LifeLiveLive LifeCultureReligion

I never think about my age very much. I've always lived my life the same way, full of excitement and anticipation of wonderful things and the knowledge that some not-so-wonderful things come with it.

Joel Grey

LifeAgeKnowledgeThinkMy Life

Electronic music has existed since the '70s, and it's almost comical how many subgenres of it there are.

Max Joseph

MusicAlmostElectronic MusicHow

What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.

Maurice Strong

MeNowDevelopmentAlmostMost

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

Tracy Kidder

BelieveThinkI CanImportantWhy

If you create a place where anything can happen, anything will happen.

Trevor Paglen

YouPlaceCreateWillAnything

Communities across the nation play an important role in leading the way toward healthier families, and the Affordable Care Act helps make prevention an important priority for every community.

Tom Frieden

CommunityCarePreventionPlayWay

I just always make honest music. I just always kinda do what I wanna do.

Julia Holter

MusicAlwaysHonestMakeJustKinda

Love is a friendship set to music.

Joseph Campbell

FriendshipLoveMusicLove IsSet

I don't believe America will justifiably make an unprovoked attack on another nation. It would not be consistent with what we have been as a nation or what we should be as a nation.

Dick Armey

BelieveAmericaWillNationAttack

I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies.

Christopher Meloni

CollegeMeThinkTelevisionActing

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.

Christy Mathewson

WorkHeartBaseballSunYouActing

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Guy Davenport