George Saintsbury Quotes

But even gold is not everything: and only a fanatic, and a rather foolish fanatic, would say that this style of fiction summed up and exhausted all the good that fiction could give and do.

George Saintsbury

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodStyleGoldSayEverythingUp

When I first saw Dick Gregory on television, growing up in Queens, it was startling and amazing, because nobody else was doing what he was doing.

Joe Morton

AmazingGrowing UpDoingTelevision

I feel like God has forgiven me of so much, that I will forgive everyone who has hurt us.

Jim Bakker

GodMeHurtFeelWillEveryone

He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.

John Burroughs

WinterBeautyWorldFindWonder

I'm such a blonde. It just doesn't make sense for me to have dark hair.

Jessica Simpson

MeHairBlondeDarkDark HairSense

I can give anyone a hard time.

Megyn Kelly

TimeI CanHardGiveAnyone

A race cannot be purified from without.

Anna Julia Cooper

RaceWithoutCannotPurified

Sometimes you don't prepare much. I mean, when I did 'Lonesome Dove' way back I rode horses day and night for like three or four months, and that got me ready for that.

Robert Duvall

DayMeNightYouBackReady

I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.

Mitch Hedberg

SmartPeopleMeBrainFreeName

I think origin stories are a great way to get people reinvested in a story. I mean, we originally accepted 'Star Trek' without knowing anything about Kirk or Spock. All we needed to know was that it took place in the future.

Donald Faison

FutureGreatPeopleStoryThinkWay

We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.

Brandon Jenner

PositiveLoveDailyEnergyTalking

The reason I'm in San Diego is not because I want distance from South Africa but because I want proximity to the people I love. But I don't envy growing up in America. As ugly as aspects of it were, my biggest blessing was to be born a South African.

Athol Fugard

LoveBlessingUglyPeopleGrowing Up

I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any other type of fiction from me, so Xanth pays my way.

Piers Anthony

MomentMeYearWantAcceptWay

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