Samuel Butler Quotes

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.

Samuel Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902

Topics

FriendRememberBadKnowForgetTwo

I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music much beyond just classical music fans. I think the term, 'violinist,' keeps me distant from the audience. I want to communicate with them more.

Ji-Hae Park

MusicPeopleMeThinkNameEnjoy

I'm one of those people that thinks the Internet is amazing, and I can't believe it exists.

Mayim Bialik

PeopleAmazingBelieveInternet

I never fit in. I am a true alternative. And I love being the outcast. That's my role in life, to be an outcast.

Meat Loaf

LifeLoveI AmTrueNeverRole

Traditional Christians cannot conceive of God as Mormons do: a God who has a wife, who invites other human beings to become gods with him.

Meir Soloveichik

GodWifeBecomeHumanHimCannot

Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.

Mavis Staples

MusicJoyJustAbsolute

I know what people think I am. People think I'm dumb. People think I party all the time. People think I'm ignorant.

Michael Beasley

TimeI AmPeopleThinkPartyDumb

You should never ask a horse or an actor to do something they cannot do. Wisdom will teach you to find out what they can do and then make it easy for them.

Tommy Lee Jones

WisdomHorseEasyYouFindActor

The money part is one of the most difficult things. Coppola always said I should do a tango movie. If it hadn't been for him, I don't know where we would have gotten the money.

Robert Duvall

MoneyKnowSaidDifficultHimWhere

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Michelangelo

ImaginationAngelFreeHimMarble

When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that.

Michelle Yeoh

FutureTodayPastFaceYouBad

I've managed to avoid tattoos so far.

Mick Jagger

TattoosFarAvoid

As my mind can conceive of more good, the barriers and blocks dissolve. My life becomes full of little miracles popping up out of the blue.

Louise L. Hay

LifeGoodBlueMindMy LifeMore

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