Petrel Quotes

#1. ...the petrel, mindless of such height,
scales each watery hill
that rises up, adapting to the shape
of each impediment, each low escape
instinct in it, the scope of its flight
fitted to its will.

David Yezzi

#2. The big pay-off was to work as an artist and gain some shred of respect from your friends, who were also artists. But there was never any notion that you could make a living out of art. On the rare occasions you had a gallery show, and sold a little work, well, that was just gravy.

Edward Ruscha

#3. Forcing yourself to see the world through love's gaze can be healthy. Love is an attitude to life. It can save us.

Matt Haig

#4. Human languages tend to be much more ambiguous than computer languages because humans are much smarter about interpreting the context.

Larry Wall

#5. The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart.

Terry Eagleton

#6. Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

#7. now i can get them teeth

William Faulkner

#8. Slaves were taught to be fine chefs, but they endangered their lives if they made a mistake or served an ill-prepared dish. Rather than being reprimanded, they were often hauled into the dining room and flogged in the presence of the guests.

Jeff Smith

#9. She's stark raving mad!

Lewis Carroll

#10. I've seen it over the years, the more intellectual they are, the more work they don't want to do. You have to do both, you have to be able to put in the graft.

Bertie Ahern

#11. I don't know if I'm a strict parent or a pushover.

Liam Neeson

#12. No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job.

Ezra Pound

#13. I have given you independence, now go and preserve it.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman