Michael Caine, on a bit of genteel British debauchery
"The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years." —Michael Caine Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Talmud, on the importance of parenting
"When you teach your son, you teach your son's son." —The Talmud Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Proust, on neurotics
"Everything we think of as great has come to us from neurotics. It is they and they alone who found religions and create great works of art. The world will never realize how much it owes to them, and what they have suffered in order to bestow their gifts on it. " —Marcel Proust Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Japanese proverb, on dreaming
"If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming..." —Japanese Proverb (from "Lilies" Words and Music: Annie Walker) Sign in to see full entry.
Louisa May Alcott, on aspirations
"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." —Louisa May Alcott Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Andy Warhol, on conservation
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own." —Andy Warhol Sign in to see full entry.
Andy Warhol, on going out
"I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs. " —Andy Warhol Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 9, 2006
Janis Joplin, on compromise
"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got." —Janis Joplin Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Victor Hugo, on ideas
"There is one thing stronger than all the armies of the world and that is an idea whose time has come." —Victor Hugo Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Gracie Allen, on stunning moments
"When I was born, I was so surprised, I didn't talk for a year and a half." —Gracie Allen Sign in to see full entry.