Donnee Quotes

#1. Physiognomy is not a guide that has been given us by which to judge of the character of men: it may only serve us for conjecture.
[Fr., La physionomie n'est pas une regle qui nous soit donnee pour juger des hommes; elle nous peut servir de conjecture.]

Jean De La Bruyere

#2. Paul Valery speaks of the 'une ligne donnee' of a poem. One line is given to the poet by God or by nature, the rest he has to discover for himself.

Stephen Spender

#3. I was in a queer mood, thinking myself very old: but now I am a woman again - as I always am when I write.

Virginia Woolf

#4. Everyone says there's a lack of leadership in the world these days. I think we should all be thankful, because the only reason for leadership is to convince people to do things that are either dangerous (like invading another country) or stupid (working extra hard without extra pay).

Scott Adams

#5. Most people don't read editorial pages. I think I must have been 40 before I even looked at an editorial page.

Tom Wolfe

#6. Because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith.

Paulo Coelho

#7. They carried what was holy within them, for every man was a temple, and every prayer spoken could be heard by our Father above us.

Alice Hoffman

#8. You've known her for how long, a day and a half? Must you always fall so hard? Can't you just play?

Nancy Horan

#9. We shouldn't confuse the pleasure of being articulate about wine, of being able to describe the distinctive features of a wine, with the non-verbal ability of remembering what they are like, or of appreciating them without being able to say why

Kent Bach

#10. For he lives twice who can at once employ,
The present well, and e'en the past enjoy.

Alexander Pope

#11. He didn't look the way he used to, but neither did he look

Nora Roberts

#12. In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way.

Jack Nicholson

#13. The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

M.J. Stoddard

#14. The best fighter is never angry.

Lao-Tzu