Manutius Quotes & Sayings

The automobile is an American cultural symbol. — Raymond Loewy

That man was Aldus Manutius the Elder (1450-1515) and I will happily admit I hadn't heard of him until about a year ago, but am now absolutely kicking myself that I never volunteered to have his babies. — Lynne Truss

I was so nearly happy. There remained only a tiny something, something unexplained and inexplicable that buzzed in my ear when the lights were out, like a malarial mosquito. — Jennie Rooney

It is disgraceful to live as a stranger in one's country, and be an alien in any matter that affects our welfare. — Aldus Manutius

The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling. — Helena Bonham Carter

It is not work that kills; but no work and overwork. — Aldus Manutius

Handel's yearning for independence from the traditional chains of patronage and his persistence in monitoring his productions resulted with unique developments concerning Baroque 'opera seria'; however, paradoxically his personal obsession to obtain complete artistic freedom generated disastrous side-effects that eventually impeded the progress of opera in London. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Dumb dog. I bought a dog whistle. He won't use it. — Karel Capek

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly. — Aldus Manutius

Those who cultivate letters must be supplied with the books necessary for their purpose; and until this supply is secured I shall not rest. — Aldus Manutius

Chalmers, thanks to Baudelaire, knew all about Taffreuse Juive, opium, absinthe, negresses, Lesbos and the metamorphoses of the vampire ... Needless to say, Chalmers and myself were both virgins, in every possible meaning of the word. — Christopher Isherwood

I think there's not a lot of real filmmakers. There are only a few people who make real cinema. I can count them on my fingers. — Bruno Dumont

The burden of genius is not the labor of our endeavors but in sharing the world with fools who don't know they are fools. Mark my words, the pseudointellectual will be the death of us all. — Nathan Yocum

There is something almost shocking in the notion of so chaste a function carrying this Kantian hurlyburly in her womb. — William James

His hair was black as onyx and his smile wrapped itself around anyone who saw it. — Kate Tempest