Mid Century Weirdness Quotes

#1. Nearly always in Dutch painting and often in the works of Giorgione or Titian, it is entirely independent of anything definitely poetical in the subject, a kind of form and choice in workmanship which is itself entirely satisfying, and is (as the Greeks would say) an end in itself.

Oscar Wilde

#2. My philosophy is that every phone conversation has a loser.

Scott Adams

#3. It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.

Samuel Johnson

#4. She stole a glance at Kevin Kimberly...No other man of her acquaintance ever boasted so smooth a shave or as shapely a haircut.

Nancy Paschal

#5. I haven't got ambitions. Actually, I'm determined not to die until I get very old. I want to be a great-great-great-grandmother.

Charlotte Rampling

#6. As an athlete, confidence makes me more competitive and helps me perform better.

Marlen Esparza

#7. Expect the rapidly expanding homeschool movement to play a significant role in the revolutionary reforms needed to rebuild a free society with constitutional protections.

Ron Paul

#8. The teacher-student relationship evaporated, replaced by a rich and lively exchange of equals.

Philip Zaleski

#9. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection.

Markus Zusak

#10. Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.

Wynton Marsalis

#11. The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry.

Ian McKellen

#12. Every man's powers have relation to some kind of work; and whenever he finds that kind of work which he can do best
that to which his powers are best adapted
he finds that which will give him the best development, and that by which he can best build up, or make, his manhood.

J.G. Holland

#13. There are weakness and strengths of every man. Focus and build on your strengths

Lailah Gifty Akita

#14. Living life is only a gain.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#15. If you're an actor and you don't get cast in stuff a lot, then put together a show or hold play-reading nights at your apartment. Make your own opportunities.

Tina Fey