Cyril Connolly Quotes

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

Cyril Connolly

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 10, 1903 - November 26, 1974

Topics

PassionWisdomIgnoranceDarkness

In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960's.

Jim Lehrer

PoliticsManTexasNewspaperCase

This is our country and our home and our families. We can decide that one person's right to bear arms does not come at the expense of a neighbor's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Joe Kennedy III

LifeHomeHappinessNeighborPerson

In my opinion, Jesus is God's attempt to reach man. But while I believe Jesus is the way to God, it makes no sense to hate people who disagree.

Jerry B. Jenkins

GodHateManPeopleOpinionBelieve

A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

Joel Osteen

PeopleYouWorseThanLot

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Maya Angelou

WaterCompassionSweetBelieveWill

I don't really play games and don't know much about them, but my son certainly does.

John Hillcoat

SonPlayKnowGamesMuchReally

I think it sits quite happily with me, the condition of being an actor. I see some people getting quite eaten up with it, with the insecurities. There are times when I long for continuity and stability, but I also love the idea of not knowing what I'll be doing next - or even if I'm going to work.

Matthew Macfadyen

WorkLovePeopleMeThinkDoing

Once I really got into securities fraud prosecutions, I came to realize how central they were to the maintenance of a free market and how, in many ways, they are far more important to the welfare of our society than many of the more sensational criminal cases that one hears about.

Jed S. Rakoff

SocietyFreeImportantMoreFraud

I am learning how to dance hip-hop. I'm a good dancer when I dance salsa.

Stephanie Sigman

LearningGoodDanceI AmHip-HopAm

My dad's whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didn't have that big Indian community. I don't really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, 'meh, let's talk about something else.'

Mindy Kaling

FamilyCommunityPeopleInteresting

Fellows who have rascally faces have only one course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise, they would be arrested off-hand.

Jules Verne

HonestTakeFacesOnlyWouldCourse

One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time was 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.' 'Team America' is a work of genius to me.

Josh Gad

WorkTimeMeTeamGeniusAmerica

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