H. P. Lovecraft Quotes

It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth's dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests.

H. P. Lovecraft

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937

Topics

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I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with.

Joe Rogan

WorkNeverOutUsedWork OutGuys

I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.

Joan Allen

GoodWomenIntegrityPeopleMeBeen

I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or at so light a price, as the moment I owe to a newly heard musical phrase.

Stendhal

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There are those moments where you realize that your parents or your heroes are human and are fallible.

Simon Helberg

ParentsMomentsYouHumanHeroes

You'll be in the checkout line at the supermarket, and there will be one of our movies in between the Certs and 'The National Enquirer.' That's where some of ours end up.

Robert Ben Garant

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Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Relatively mild gusts of wind blow some trees down. Graceful palm trees, for example, are lovely to look at but will not stand up in a heavy wind because they are not well anchored.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Don Shula

GoodFootballLuckBadBad LuckLot

You have to figure out what's important and keep the main points, though I will swing a little outside the box. It affords me the freedom to find out who the character is, and it's been a positive technique for me. I'm not saying everyone should change words, but if you can do it with confidence, you may nail it.

Dawn Olivieri

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What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing.

Cheech Marin

KnowledgeTimeArtExperienceDoing

I gotta say, Pluto is such a great character, and if I ever got to work with him, I'd be very happy. The scene where he gets caught in fly paper, he's such a great dog!

Bob Peterson

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I have a theory, now - that the whole of the Renaissance was peopled with girls dressed as boys so they could make art.

Ali Smith

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