Cecil Beaton Quotes

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash.

Cecil Beaton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: photographer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 14, 1904 - January 18, 1980

Topics

FearDeathControlRealityInsurance

I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't!

Jenny Holzer

PeoplePaintingThinkJokeStarted

So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's just the joy, a passion for life, that I think has always been in my characters. Beyond that, I'm just grateful for it.

Michael J. Fox

LifeWorkPassionTimeGratefulJoy

Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love.

Mason Cooley

LoveTruthMoving OnKnowOnly

Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.

Little Richard

ChildrenSupportMeSpeakRockMama

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

Josh Groban

Rock StarYouRockDivaOperaStar

If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.

Dominic West

LifeAmericanYouNextYearsAway

Playing in New England and the Boston area, the fans are so passionate about their sports if you don't play well, they'll let you know so I know it's not something that they take lightly.

Drew Bledsoe

SportsYouPlayNewKnowPassionate

If I find a cute skirt, I'm not fixated on a brand.

Chrissy Metz

CuteBrandFindSkirtFixated

When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.

Chris O'Dowd

FunnyDreamsDisciplineStupidYou

We are not making this demand for the sake of a principle, but in the interests of the proletarian class.

Clara Zetkin

ClassDemandPrincipleMakingSake

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

Branch Rickey

ChangeMyselfBaseballPeopleIdeas

NASA is a big organization with a lot of needs that have to be met. So there are a lot of opportunities.

Bruce Pittman

OrganizationOpportunitiesNASABig

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