Ian Hamilton Finlay Quotes

People have always found me challenging - I don't know why, when I am only being myself. I don't understand why they find me so annoying but they do. It is pity, but that is how it is.

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: October 28, 1925 - March 27, 2006

Topics

MyselfI AmPeopleMeBeing Myself

If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter. The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.

John Burroughs

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I don't want to hurt anybody or be offensive. But I don't want to not be me.

Melanie Chisholm

MeHurtWantOffensiveAnybody

Whole Foods has a good health care plan.

John Mackey

GoodGood HealthHealthCarePlan

It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.

Miranda Richardson

MeFeelYouThingsDifferentTackle

I'm not somebody who likes to show off my cleavage, and I don't dress up for the papers.

Louise Nurding

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Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.

Jules Verne

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To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.

Little Richard

MeTrueRockBottomRollLot

'100 Bullets' is probably my favorite thing, ever. It's pretty close with early 'Hellboy' stuff.

Jonathan Hickman

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When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person.

Diane von Furstenberg

LiveWomanPersonYoungOldLived

Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.

Christine Quinn

DriveMagicYouHappenConsensus

Veterans have the skills employers want - discipline, motivation, leadership, and the ability to work on a team. They have made the U.S. military the most effective and respected in the world.

Bobby Kotick

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I'm horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean.

Brooke Burke

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