Holkham Estate Quotes & Sayings

Matisse was my God. I'm a French artist, that's for sure. I am color-oriented and what you might call a composer. I am not pouring my guts out; I keep them inside. — Francoise Gilot

If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead. — Asne Seierstad

The economy works best when better ideas win out over worse ideas, harder work wins out over less work, when it's a fair fight in the marketplace. — Adam Davidson

From the point of view of physics, it is a miracle that [seven million New Yorkers are fed each day] without any control mechanism other than sheer capitalism. — John Henry Holland

Even if you're not going anywhere, don't get in the way. — Jose Bergamin

George Harrison and John Lennon were the ones most against touring ... I'd been trying to say ..Ah, tourings good and it keeps us sharp .. but finally I agreed with them — Paul McCartney

Though the continued march of intellect and education have nearly obliterated from the mind of the Scots a belief in the marvelous, still a love of the supernatural lingers among the more mountainous districts of the northern kingdom; for 'the Schoolmaster' finds it no easy task, even when aided by all the light of science, to uproot the prejudices of more than two thousand years. ("The Phantom Regiment") — James Grant

And what we know, or think we know, about the universe of space and time is changing very quickly. — Fred Saberhagen

From the Distance You only See My Light; Come closer and You will Know that I Am You. — Rumi

Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste. — Malcolm McLaren

I thank you all and here dismiss you all, and to the love and favor of my country commit myself, my person, and the cause. — William Shakespeare

What I really admire are people like my daughter, Victoria, who don't give up, who have daily medical challenges and medical conditions. They go on with their lives and make the best of it, not giving up even when it's not easy. — Craig Mello

It is no great feat for an economy to create a large number of very-low-wage jobs. Slavery, after all, was a full employment system. — Robert B. Reich

A farm is just an accumulation of stories really. Same with people ...
"A farmer's footsteps are the best fertiliser," Dad used to say, which just means that the more you walk around your place the better everything seems to grow and flourish. — John Marsden

Conquers all! All you need is! Is a many-splendored thing! Surrender to! Like corn rammed down goose necks, this shit they'd swallowed since they were barely old enough to dress themselves in tulle. — Lauren Groff