Jacopo Peri Quotes & Sayings

Men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby those fruits may be eaten. — John Steinbeck

The swifter hand doth the swift words outrun: Before the tongue hath spoke the hand hath done. — Martial

Or maybe watching you enjoy a carefree summer while you fell in love was what kept me out of the hospital in the first place. — Nicholas Sparks

Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population, whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views. — Al-Waleed Bin Talal

The triviality of the current scene usually put her off, but now she supposed that the politics of the moment always looked petty and stupid; only later did it take on the look of respectable statecraft, of immutable History. — Kim Stanley Robinson

It hadn't been Druid magic. It had been the power of a Warrior. There was only one Warrior who she knew could alter a person's perception of their surroundings with such ease. "Phelan," she murmured. His power was so great, she and her wyrran had thought they were being attacked by at least a dozen Warriors. Their claws had felt real as they scoured her skin, their roars loud to her ears. — Donna Grant

I never panic when I get lost. I just change where it is I want to go. — Rita Rudner

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart. — Hugh Grant

Everything is unfolding based on causes and conditions. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on how we relate to the present moment. If we cling now, we suffer later. If we let go and respond with compassion or friendliness, we create happiness and well-being for the future. — Noah Levine

When we change the shape of the Land, we alter the contents and contexts of our collective, familial, and personal memories. Yet, stories can preserve both mythic and familiar elements of geography even when the physical features are forgotten, buried, or obliterated. And more than this: the stories can bring these elements back. If the Land can be preserved long enough for its stories to be told, and retold, perhaps we all - as custodians of both place and memory - stand a chance at real preservation. — Ari Berk

People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them. — Mick Jagger

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century. — Dame Edna Everage

I think a lot of drama, nowadays, is character-based and development-based, but 'True Blood' is very plot-oriented. — Deborah Ann Woll

You could use a flower, a candle flame, anything you want that's suggestive of beauty and eternality. — Frederick Lenz