Addison Lee Quick Quotes & Sayings

The state of mind which I put myself when I tell a story is one in which superstition flourishes very easily. And I welcome that because it helps me. — Philip Pullman

One of the terrifying things about my life is that it belongs to me. It has never been lived before, nor will it ever be again. Every second is a brand-new possession. — Ali Shaw

As recently as the twentieth century, some cultures retained religious prohibitions asserting the "uncleanliness" of believers eating at the same table as musicians. — Ted Gioia

Mistress-like, its brilliance vain, highly capricious and inane ... — Alexander Pushkin

Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus plays a central role in defining our everyday realities. — George Lakoff

As I see it, a person's culture represents his appraisal of the things that make up his life. And a fellow becomes cultured, I believe, by selecting that which is fine and beautiful in life and throwing aside that which is mediocre or phony. Sort of a series of free, very personal choices, you might say. If this is true, then I think it follows that 'freedom' is the most precious word to culture. Freedom to believe what you choose and read, think and say and be with what you choose. In America, we are guaranteed these freedoms. It is the constitutional privilege of every American to become cultured or to grow up like Donald Duck. I believe that this spiritual and intellectual freedom, which we Americans enjoy, is our greatest cultural blessing. Therefore, it seems to me, that the first duty of culture is to defend freedom and resist all tyranny. — Walt Disney Company

A rule which I cannot sufficiently recommend is, never to permit people to speak on subjects concerning yourself or your affairs, without your having yourself desired them to do so. The moment a person behaves improperly on this subject, change the conversation, and make the individual feel that he has made a mistake.... People will certainly try to speak to you on your own personal affairs; decline it boldly, and they will leave you alone.... — Queen Victoria

It looked like a piano sounds shortly after being dropped down a well. It tasted yellow, and felt Paisley. It smelled like a total eclipse of the moon. Of course, nearer to the tower it got really weird. — Terry Pratchett

This is my life, this is my passion, this is all I got. — John Cena

Everyone's always waiting for someone to falter. — Glenn Ficarra

The millennial generation in the US is the first that has reduced expectations from those of their parents. And I think there is something decadent and declinist about that. — Peter Thiel

not all thoughts have to become words! — Eric Jerome Dickey

The one who knowingly gets cheated is entitled to liberation! — Dada Bhagwan

The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding. — Margot Fonteyn

I'm working on the intricacies of details of maneuvers that he still doesn't even know the names of. — Frank Mir