A. C. Benson Quotes

Man, an animal that makes bargains.

A. C. Benson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 24, 1862 - June 17, 1925

Topics

ManAnimalMakes

I was homophobic because I obviously didn't know that I was gay.

Jillian Michaels

GayKnowBecauseHomophobic

I thought I would be an extra one time in a movie. And I would have been happy with that.

Joey Diaz

TimeHappyThoughtExtraBeenWould

I want to tell stories that are true and that resonate and move people, that highlight both the tremendous beauty and ugliness available in the human experience.

Maya Hawke

BeautyExperiencePeopleWantTrue

That is the returning to God which in reality is never concluded on earth but yet leaves behind in the soul a divine home sickness, which never again ceases.

Max Muller

HomeGodSoulSicknessReality

In the U.S., a lot of small manufacturers are pretty good. I don't see any reason why India won't make the same progress in manufacturing as it did in services.

John L. Flannery

GoodProgressSmallIndiaWhySee

I don't have much estimation of my abilities as a director, but I found I loved class and loved process and loved practice. And so I've put together classes of actors - oh my God - since I was 21 years old, I think.

Jeff Perry

GodTogetherPracticeThinkLoved

In my early shows, I wanted to put myself through a new childhood, disintegrating my whole identity to let the real one emerge. I became a human jukebox, learning all these songs I'd always known, discovering the basics of what I do. The cathartic part was in the essential act of singing.

Jeff Buckley

LearningMyselfChildhoodIdentity

When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands.

Amy Lee

DeathSchoolHigh SchoolHighMetal

I wasn't a model schoolboy. Of course, I was forced to sit through Shakespeare and I really got into some of it, though it depended on who was reading it out.

Rufus Sewell

ReadingOutThroughSitGotModel

For every role, I brought certain elements of the character. Even on 'White Collar' over six years, I tried to keep the set fun and breezy and Howard Hawks-y and very of the tone of the show.

Matt Bomer

CharacterFunWhiteOverYearsRole

Over most of history, threats have come from nature - disease, earthquakes, floods, and so forth. But the worst now come from us. We've entered a geological era called the anthropocene. This started, perhaps, with the invention of thermonuclear weapons.

Martin Rees

NatureHistoryNowWorstInvention

Years ago, when my attempts at a writing career came to a complete stand-still, I applied to the Los Angeles Police Department. This might seem odd for a liberal woman who once went to UC Santa Cruz, but I've always had a powerful fascination with crime and serious interest in finding different ways to contend with it.

Lisa Lutz

PoliceWomanWritingPowerfulCareer

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