Hegley Quotes & Sayings

Struggle begets strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

COVENANT blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Knowing that doesn't make any difference. People do their best not to remember and not to accept the immense magical potential they possess, because that would upset their neat little universes. — Paulo Coelho

My grandmother was fond of painting and playing the piano. She had been given lessons by Emmanuel Chabrier, who used to spend the summer months in nearby Membrolle. — Yves Chauvin

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist. — B.K.S. Iyengar

The Alexander Technique works ... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain. — Roald Dahl

The first step to finding a God-written love story is handing the pen to the true Author of romance. — Leslie Ludy

Like faint flowers in the diaphonous fabrics of the twenties: beautiful, trivial fabrics so flimsy they could not hope to last? — Kate Morton

In the beginning was the dog the real name of Jehovah is Rover. Adam's rib is buried in the garden — John Hegley

I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one. — Johnny Vegas

It takes a long time to make it simple. — David Hockney

Before you ridicule, remember somebody on a railway platform who seems to be train spotting may actually be writing poetry. — John Hegley

My grandmother used to say before you moan about the muck on someone else's glasses make sure you're not on about the muck on your own her glasses were filthy — John Hegley

Historic priority, could it be proved, would be vital evidence in a suit of contested ownership; and earlier in this century, before ethnic considerations were the overriding factors they have since become, it was more important still: possession by conquest, backed by historical continuity and stiffened by treaties, was still a valid and respectable consideration. — Patrick Leigh Fermor

You cannot know if your parachute will work unless you jump out of the plane. — Mario Diana

Hope doesn't need to come tomorrow, it can come right now. — Marilyn Grey

I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it. — Jon McGregor

More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy. — Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl Of Strafford

As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial. — Robert Wise