Gabriele D Annunzio Quotes & Sayings

And in the kisses, what deep sweetness! There are women's mouths that seem to ignite with love the breath that opens them. Whether they are reddened by blood richer than purple, or frozen by the pallor of agony, whether they are illuminated by the goodness of consent or darkened by the shadow of disdain, they always carry within them an enigma that disturbs men of intellect, and attracts them and captivates them. A constant discord between the expression of the lips and that of the eyes generates the mystery; it seems as if a duplicitous soul reveals itself there with a different beauty, happy and sad, cold and passionate, cruel and merciful, humble and proud, laughing and mocking; and the abiguity arouses discomfort in the spirit that takes pleasure in dark things. — Gabriele D'Annunzio

It is not necessary to live,
But to carve our names beyond that point,
This is necessary. — Gabriele D'Annunzio

Until now I have never really lived! Life on earth is a creeping, crawling business. It is in the air that one feels the glory of being a man and of conquering the elements. There is an exquisite smoothness of motion and the joy of gliding through space. It is wonderful! — Gabriele D'Annunzio

Some people said I was annoying, but now look how far we've come. — The Miz

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something. — Iris Dement

My faith in the expertise of physicists like Richard Feynman, for instance, permits me to endorse - and, if it comes to it, bet heavily on the truth of - a proposition that I don't understand. So far, my faith is not unlike religious faith, but I am not in the slightest bit motivated to go to my death rather than recant the formulas of physics. Watch: E doesn't equal mc2, it doesn't, it doesn't! I was lying, so there! — Daniel Dennett

We girls should have to change a tire or take a 'change your oil' class in high school instead of taking home economics, because we'd benefit from that. — Teri Hatcher

I cannot understand why the poets of our day wax indignant at the vulgarity of their age and complain of having come into the world too early or too late. I believe that every man of intellect can create his own beautiful fable of life. — Gabriele D'Annunzio

Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage. — Gabriele D'Annunzio

There's no way to repay a mother's love, or lack of it. — Mignon McLaughlin

When you reveal the inner workings of your creation, you become just one mere mortal among others. What is understandable is not awe inspiring — Robert Greene