Abdulai Taiwo Quotes & Sayings

Words, particularly in a play, should have the texture of a crisp, autumn apple. — John Millington Synge

The business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death. — Irenaeus Of Lyons

He treats books like treasured, rare things, and I guess they are, but my father used to dog-ear books and read them until they fell apart, and I like his method better — Beth Revis

He had the radio turned to some Spanish-language station at a volume that reminded me of the holding tank at Riker's Island - and for an added touch of authenticity he screamed 'Maricon!' and waved his fist out the open window at another driver who had the audacity to attempt to share the road with us. — Andrew Vachss

Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?"
Mort thought for a moment.
"No," he said eventually, "what?"
There was silence.
Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right. — Terry Pratchett

The value of an artwork is rooted in assumptions about the human performance underlying its creation — Dennis Dutton

I hate it when people lose it, there's nothing left because they're not interesting, they're boring, I hate it, and especially smack, people on smack are the most boring in the world. — Michael Hutchence

I was influenced by Ray Harryhausen and Lotte Reiniger, with her twitchy, cutout animation, which I happened to see at a very young age, but also by the Warner Bros. cartoons, 'Tom and Jerry,' and of course Disney. And also by Fellini's 'Giulietta of the Spirits' and Kurosawa's 'Ran.' And by other American illustrators and painters. — Henry Selick

Now, admittedly, Twitter can be entertaining on occasion, as it turns out that 140 characters offers a great chance to be misunderstood - and an even greater chance one will expose his inner troglodyte. — David Harsanyi

it all comes of liking honey so much. — A.A. Milne

The age of the self-made man was also the age of the broken man... This 'American sense' looked upon failure as a 'moral sieve' that trapped the loafer and passed the true man through. Such ideologies fixed blame squarely on individual faults, not extenuating circumstances. — Scott A. Sandage

Feeling ready" is highly overrated. — John Ortberg

I wouldn't say I'm a hostile person. — Paz De La Huerta

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars. — Nelson Mandela