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George Saintsbury Quotes

The Italian prose tale had begun to exercise that influence as early as Chaucer's time: but circumstances and atmosphere were as yet unfavourable for its growth.

George Saintsbury

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: October 23, 1845 - January 28, 1933

Topics

Growth Time Influence Exercise Early

I love novels, but I'm not a novelist. I'm just a dramatist, which means I write lines for actors. That's all I have ever wanted to do.

John Logan

Love Write Lines Just Wanted Means

My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are.

Jeff Bridges

Work Be Kind Wife Fun Joy Have Fun

I was the only human in 'Underworld.' I didn't really get the full gauge of what it is to be in a sci-fi/fantasy project. But 'Almost Human' presented that opportunity for me and the fanbase that is in that world at Comic-Con and, honestly, cons all around the world - you can't deny the power of that fanbase.

Michael Ealy

Opportunity Power Me World You Get

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.

Marty Meehan

Today Congress Washington Worst Pale

Unless you sell millions, I think it's very hard as a writer not to feel anxious about what you put out. I always feel I could do better.

Jojo Moyes

Think Better Feel You Hard Out

The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.

Brendon Burchard

Learning Day World You Stop Top

Everything people are saying about her - all that negativity - it's garbage. That's not my mother.

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Mother People Saying Negativity Her

The average action game doesn't much traffic in thematic grandiosity, but the BioShock games are different.

Tom Bissell

Action Game Traffic Games Average

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Thomas Fuller

Better Break Worse Your Word Than

In the late 1990s, some of the worst terrorist atrocities in the world were what the Turkish government itself called state terror, namely massive atrocities, 80 percent of the arms coming from the United States, millions of refugees, tens of thousands of people killed, hideous repression, that's international terror, and we can go on and on.

Noam Chomsky

Government People World Late Go

People are hungry for messages of hope and life.

Morgan Brittany

Life Hope People Hungry Messages

I don't have any rules when it comes to clothes. I'll wear anything if it fits and looks good.

Lesley Nicol

Me Loved Chocolate Diet Problem She