Gary Ablett Jnr Quotes

#1. All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.

Moliere

#2. The truly tragic kind of suffering is the kind produced and defiantly insisted upon by the hero himself so that, instead of making him better, it makes him worse and when he dies he is not reconciled to the law but defiant, that is, damned. Lear is not a tragic hero, Othello is.

W. H. Auden

#3. Philosophers make imaginary laws for imaginary commonwealths, and their discourses are as the stars, which give little light because they are so high.

Francis Bacon

#4. William James was not a prophet. He was a philosopher whose philosophy reflected his profound humanity.

Stanley Hauerwas

#5. America, now is not the time for small plans.

Barack Obama

#6. I do have a dirty sense of humor.

Josh Gad

#7. I'm no more or less Jewish than any other Jew. Israel has survived because we haven't forgot our Judaism, but there are some Israelis who did forget.

Arcadi Gaydamak

#8. If you don't stop fear, fear will stop you. Somebody's gotta stop. My advice? Don't let it be you. Whatever IT is. Do IT afraid

Saji Ijiyemi

#9. The great obstacle to the 'struggle toward clear vision of the universal' is the human trait that Mondrian variously calls 'individuality,' 'personality'... [p.73]

Roger Lipsey

#10. I take the outline from a real person as inspiration, but the in-line is totally made up. Which is why I usually invent imaginary names.

Dana Spiotta

#11. Honor your desire for a new life. Say yes to the small inklings of interest and curiosity that present themselves each day.

Lynn A. Robinson