Lyrically Speaking Quotes & Sayings

This country has not been made by politicians, kings or governments. It has been made by farmers, labourers, our mothers and sisters and youth. — Narendra Modi

Then they will have drinks and a meal and talk about the grace of God and how everything happens for a reason. God's grace is a pretty cool concept. It stays intact every time it's not you. — Stephen King

Now in regard to trades and other means of livelihood, which ones are to be considered becoming to a gentleman and which ones are vulgar, we have been taught, in general, as follows. First, those means of livelihood are rejected as undesirable which incur people's ill-will, as those of tax-gatherers and usurers. Unbecoming to a gentleman, too, and vulgar are the means of livelihood of all hired workmen whom we pay for mere manual labour, not for artistic skill; for in their case the very wage they receive is a pledge of their slavery. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government — Henry A. Kissinger

The longing for wisdom itself is wisdom' - 'search for a fixed point within yourself, my child, that the world cannot reach' - regard everything that happens as a lifeless painting and do not let yourself be touched by it, — Gustav Meyrink

There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself. — Flannery O'Connor

Never misconceive that which is real — Kim Holden

I think I've always felt very isolated, and I'm sure lots of poets do. — Victoria Chang

I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored. — Catherine Deneuve

Woody Allen is in his '70s and he's making movies, so I look forward to getting there. — Brett Ratner

Deadlines cause stress, and prolonged stress is bad for your creativity, productivity, and health. — Robert C. Newbold