Eduqas Poetry Anthology Quotes & Sayings

As the skull of the man grows broader, so do his creeds. And his gods they are shaped in his image and mirror his needs. And he clothes them with thunders and beauty, He clothes them with music and fire, Seeing not, as he bows by their altars, That he worships his own desire. — Don Marquis

We pass between sea and sky with unaccountable, humiliating ease, as if there were no firmament between the firmaments, no above or below, here or there, now or then, with only the feeble conventions of language, our contrived principles, and our love of one another's light to keep our own light from going out; abandon any one of them, and we dissolve in darkness like salt in water. — Russell Banks

Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options. — Jill Scott

To enlighten mankind and improve its morals is the only lesson which we offer in this story. In reading it, may the world discover how great is the peril which follows the footsteps of those who will stop at nothing to satisfy their desires. — Marquis De Sade

Women are my biggest defenders. It's that bad-boy syndrome. Now girls chase me. — O.J. Simpson

He expressed unconditional agreement with the uselessness and absurdity of the word 'fatherland'; he agreed with the idea that religion was harmful;33 but he loudly and firmly asserted that boots were inferior to Pushkin,34 — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

When I was 19 years old, I hitchhiked across the country to San Francisco. — John Prendergast

In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt repressed or wished to bring about change or have acted out of selfish reasons, thinking that if they tore the house down they might end up with a shingle. — James E. Faust

Every woman has a different metabolism and different genetics, so rather than compete with one another, concentrate on yourself and be the best you can be. — Alessandra Ambrosio

I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me. — Magic Johnson