Pertinacious Def Quotes & Sayings

If European symbols and traditions have grown tired, perfunctory and oppressively banal in Australia, or been drained of spirit and meaning by the dreary dictates of materialism and secularity, then the raw spirit truth of our native land is alive and radiant by comparison. For joy and meaning we might well turn to our natural country and witness miracles of vitality and new life, of inspiration and profound beauty; all in some humble, quiet and improbable place. — Michael Leunig

I'll write'em if you'll read'em — Robert Lee Thompson

My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you're never around assholes. That's the two things to really fight for in life. — John Waters

Most magazines have that look of being predestined to be left which one sees on the faces of the women whose troubles bring them to the Law Courts. — Rebecca West

I like Babyface, but he keeps the good stuff for himself. If he's willing to give his good stuff to me, we'll talk. But it can't be any of his B-grade stuff. — Natalie Cole

There is a very blurry line between the things we can't do and the things that we can. — Erik Weihenmayer

I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique. — Gwyneth Paltrow

A politician needs the ability to foretell what's going to happen, and the ability to explain afterwards why it didn't. — Anonymous

Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter. — Halsey

It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act. — Maria Grazia Cucinotta