John Barth Floating Opera Quotes

#1. Creativity is an act of defiance.

Twyla Tharp

#2. Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.

Rebecca West

#3. I saw money change votes.I mean, they just seem unaware of this, that money is something - if they want to see the appearance of corruption, all they had to do was look in Las Vegas last weekend.

Mark Shields

#4. The only time I get afraid is when I am at the ocean. I get a little nervous when I'm in the water because I always feel like something is going to bite or snatch me.

Texas Battle

#5. Did you know it's possible to have the right passion, but have the wrong expression of the right passion?

Steven Furtick

#6. I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the inspiration for my storytelling style are folks like Chekhov.

Rick Perlstein

#7. But we must not forget that only a very few people are artists in life; that the art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts.

Carl Jung

#8. What is this history of Fantine? It is society purchasing a slave. From whom? From misery. From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution. A dolorous bargain. A soul for a morsel of bread. Misery offers; society accepts.

Victor Hugo

#9. Stand often in the company of dreamers: they tickle your common sense & believe you can achieve things which are impossible.

Mary Anne Radmacher