Elegists Quotes & Sayings

It's that history is whatever the victors say it is. That's the lesson. Whoever wins, that's who decides the history. — Anthony Doerr

People often ask me what I recommend, no doubt expecting me to reveal some hitherto secret storage weapon. But I can tell you right — Marie Kondo

Yeah, the real you. I've known you for twenty-four hours, and you're like ten different people all wrapped in one. — William Amerman

More often writing soliloquies of suffering and consolation than collective songs like the dirge, elegists have discovered that lyric sequences can provide a powerful means of addressing the tensions between grief's inchoate emotion and social rituals of mourning. — Susan Stewart

As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song. It's easy to admire a great song, and you want to share out of enthusiasm. — Lyle Lovett

I remember when you could get a good, virgin meal for half the price. — Isaiyan Morrison

Everything made by man may be destroyed by man; there are no ineffaceable characters except those engraved by nature; and nature makes neither princes nor rich men nor great lords. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

O men, grown sick with toil and care, Leave for awhile the crowded mart; O women, sinking with despair, Weary of limb and faint of heart, Forget your years to-day and come As children back to childhood's house. — Phoebe Cary

People believe that when they say "yes" to this moment, things won't change anymore. They're afraid that if they accept what is, whatever form this moment takes, they're going to be stuck forever in this moment that they don't like: this job or relationship or whatever situation they're in that they don't like. But this is not true. — Eckhart Tolle

Be aware of textural elements throughout a party, like silverware, stemware, and linens. But the biggest element is metaphorical: it's your own touch. How are you making people feel? — Danny Meyer

Buddhism is the process of getting to that part of us that is always eternally happy. — Frederick Lenz

What about the ruby necklace? It's yours now. It was meant for you. I'm sure your GG told you her — Jane O'Brien

The idea behind makeup is to enhance whatever color or contours you have in your face. I'm a big believer in that. And don't use to much powder; powder is really aging. I've made that mistake myself. — Julianne Moore

The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace a career, without having to be a specialist in one particular discipline. — Philippe Perrin