William Falconer Quotes

Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.

William Falconer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: 1732 - 1769

Topics

SeaDirectionShipSaidHeadHer

Whatever comedian says he doesn't read comments, I never believe him, because we all have the same pathological problem to see what people think of us, and it sucks, because you try not to take it personally, and people are monsters and idiots.

Joe Mande

PeopleBelieveThinkProblemYou

You got to play the flute as a flute, like that. You can't play like a tenor concept on soprano; it sounds wrong. But some guys do it, and they think it's O.K., but not so!

Jerome Richardson

ThinkYouWrongPlayGotLike

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

John Galsworthy

CommunicationEyesMouthBecomes

I don't think 'This Means War' is an appropriate picture to do in 3-D.

McG

WarThinkPictureMeansAppropriate

The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened to a lot of Sinatra, but my jean jacket didn't have, 'I love Frank' on it, it had, 'I love AC/DC', 'Guns N Roses', 'Pearl Jam'. I thought Eddie Vedder was the second coming.

Michael Buble

LoveMeThoughtImpactRosesArtist

Not only is there but one way of doing things rightly, but there is only one way of seeing them, and that is, seeing the whole of them.

John Ruskin

DoingSeeingWayThingsWholeOnly

People ask me if I have comedy writers, and I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?'

Ana Navarro

PeopleMeComedyYouAskLike

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.

John Pilger

WritingRealityLooksTestDaysOur

I'm the laziest person - that's my normal self. When I'm hanging around my house, I literally look like a tramp. I love being comfortable and having no make-up on.

Suki Waterhouse

LoveSelfLookHousePersonNormal

Sculptures created from found materials like ice and thorns, driftwood, and even bleached kangaroo bones all presuppose that artistic design will yield to the cycles of time and climate, whether over an hour or a decade.

Simon Schama

TimeDesignIceWillOverThorns

I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.

Michelle Yeoh

PeopleHardSurprisesPunchKick

Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in which you submit films, and if they are good enough, they play. The only barrier to entry is the submission fee.

Jason Reitman

GoodArtFestivalsEnoughYouPlay

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