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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: May 29, 1874 - June 14, 1936

Topics

Adventure Inconvenience Wrongly

The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.

Ideas Party Republican See Like Lot

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing.

Heart Power Soul Brain Writing View

The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans. But the Tea Party ended up directing its ire at government rather than at big business and Wall Street.

Business Government Tea Party Wall

In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business.

Good Business Truth Government Wall

Back in the Stone Age, before there were workshops, it was a very difficult idea to get into musical theatre. Normally, you would be a chorus girl or boy and write something. People would get their start as rehearsal pianists or dance assistants.

Girl Age Dance People Theatre Start

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Children People World Believe Know

I don't come from a family of artists.

Family Artists Come

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.

Business Money Poor Talk Write Us

I don't think fashion has to change every five minutes. I'd like these to be clothes you can wear for a long time - ten, 20 years; pass on to your daughter. Why buy vintage when you can open your own closet!

Change Daughter Time Fashion Vintage

I've never wanted my kid faced with the idea of, 'Who's the fat guy sitting in the living room? What the hell is he doing?' I figure I might as well go to work so he can say his dad works.

Work Hell Fat Doing Living Sitting

My work is like my vacation, so in a way every day is like Saturday.

Work Day Vacation Saturday Every Day

No studio in Hollywood wanted 'Cold Mountain.' None. No one wanted 'Ripley,' no one wanted 'The English Patient.' That tells you there isn't really an appetite for ambitious movie-making out there.

Anthony Minghella

Mountain Cold You Hollywood Out

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