Saint-John Perse Quotes

In truth, every creation of the mind is first of all 'poetic' in the proper sense of the word; and inasmuch as there exists an equivalence between the modes of sensibility and intellect, it is the same function that is exercised initially in the enterprises of the poet and the scientist.

Saint-John Perse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: May 31, 1887 - September 20, 1975

Topics

TruthMindCreationFirstSamePoet

I did a film when I was about 30; it's a coming of age story called 'Gas Food Lodging,' and I'm so proud of that little independent film. I play this young English geologist, and he's such a simple, loving kind of guy. Doesn't talk too much. He's just a quiet guy, and he gets the girl.

Robert Knepper

GirlAgeFoodSimpleProudStory

It makes a huge difference in how you feel, the way your costume holds you. When you look at yourself in the mirror, it makes you feel a certain way. Actors like to talk a lot about working from the inside out, but there's a lot to be said also about working from the outside in. It can be extremely helpful.

Jean Smart

MirrorYourselfFeelYouLookSaid

I think anything can feed you, depending on the way you look at it or listen to it.

Merce Cunningham

ThinkYouLookWayListenAnything

The state of Washington calls tips 'wages.'

Tom Douglas

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We didn't have a backyard, so as I child, I would turn the coffee table into a stage and put on shows. But it was just a fun thing to do; I never thought about it as a profession. That started as a fluke; my mother had a friend who was an artist with a theater company, and I started going there after school because my mom knew I'd be safe.

Julia Stiles

FriendMotherCoffeeSchoolFunMom

Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

DumbMoviesHollywoodTeenagersIdea

I eventually saw the satirical nature of caricaturing individuals.

Jonathan Shapiro

NatureSawEventuallyIndividuals

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.

Joichi Ito

LawRule Of LawTerrorismHumanRule

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

Dennis Farina

CharacterThinkI ThinkSupposed

I never shot much when I was a kid, but on the spotting scope, understanding the ballistics and the calculations, I'm a ten.

Brandon Webb

UnderstandingNeverKidTenShot

'Time' is an internationalist publication catering to internationalist readers who are not only interested in their own backyard.

Bobby Ghosh

TimeCateringOwnBackyardReaders

It's so much better to desire than to have.

Anouk Aimee

BetterDesireThanMuch

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