Lascelles Abercrombie Quotes

Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation of familiar stories than to quite new and unexpected things; the listeners, we must remember, needed poetry chiefly as the re-creation of tired hours.

Lascelles Abercrombie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 9, 1881 - October 27, 1938

Topics

PoetryTiredRememberUnexpectedNew

I can't grow a moustache.

Joe Jonas

GrowMoustache

There's a duality of a guy calling on God: 'Where are you when I need you?' and then, at the same time, 'God helps those who help themselves.' I think that contradiction does exist in all of us, those of faith and those who profess to have no faith.

Joe Carnahan

GodFaithTimeThinkHelpYou

Gluten intolerance and celiac disease are direct results of American agriculture policy and, specifically, the government's wading into the food arena.

Joel Salatin

FoodGovernmentAmericanAgriculture

Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.'

Jennifer Hudson

GoodPeopleMeAmericanLongYou

There are so many reasons to mark the passing of the great Joe Cocker - as many songs as he wrote, recorded and performed in his remarkable concerts. For me, Cocker was also the only performer who successfully covered and even improved on The Beatles.

Andrew Rosenthal

GreatMeMarkBeatlesOnlyConcerts

I loved Vidya Balan's performance in 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Kahaani.'

Sridevi

PerformanceLovedPictureDirty

I guess people expect or figure me to be a lot of different things.

Stevie Wonder

PeopleMeThingsExpectDifferent

When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18.

Robert De Niro

ActingAgainStudioStellaThen

I'm a Gemini, so I have a great time with the other guy.

Ronnie Wood

GreatTimeGeminiGreat TimeGuy

There is no argument that I won't take seriously.

Mary Beard

ArgumentSeriouslyTake

You know how it is in L.A. At times, it's a dog-eat-dog world. There's a lot of sharks. I think with YouTube, we're anti that. We're anti-competitive. We're all about collaborating and supporting.

Michelle Phan

WorldThinkYouSharksKnowYouTube

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.

Janis Ian

MusicTimeHumbleSongThinking

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