Lament Poetry Quotes

#1. One of the rules of Greek lament poetry is that it mustn't mention the dead by name in case of invoking a ghost. Maybe the 'Iliad,' crowded with names, is more than a poem. Maybe it's a dangerous piece of the brightness of both this world and the next.

Alice Oswald

#2. It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill.

John Gunther

#3. The only women who don't believe that sexual harassment is a real problem in this country are women who have never been in the workplace.

Cynthia Heimel

#4. That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied.

Ernie Harwell

#5. New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years.

Jenny Shipley

#6. I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.

Frank Lautenberg

#7. Military training is a popular choice for both male and female transsexuals because it gives them not only a place to belong but also a strong sense of group affiliation.

Mildred L. Brown

#8. You really are Captain Oblivious.

Lee Davidson

#9. You never know with juries. I'd take a judge every time, unless of course I was guilty.

Kenneth Eade

#10. The beauty of my passion had been crushed under the weight of my horrific past.

Anne Tibbets

#11. Kickstarter was already up and going when I got the Fellowship. Spending time with the other Fellows was about camaraderie, and I talked to a lot of amazing and creative people.

Perry Chen

#12. People think living in your parents' basement until you're twenty-nine is lame. But what they don't realize is that while you're there, you save money on rent, food, and dates.

Ray Romano

#13. I have yet to meet a carnivore who doesn't love a sausage roll.

Yotam Ottolenghi

#14. Set a beggar on horse backe, they saie, and hee will neuer alight.

Robert Greene

#15. A stranger is just a friend I haven't met yet.

Will Rogers

#16. If savages had the ways of gentlemen, where would be the difference?

Jules Verne