Pollinia Quotes & Sayings

Manufacturing establishments not only occasion a positive augmentation of the produce and revenue of the society ... they contribute essentially to rendering them greater than they could possibly be, without such establishments. These circumstances are ... greater scope for the diversity of talents and dispositions which discriminate men from each other. — Alexander Hamilton

Chapter books are often written in series and kids have come to expect that they'll come out once a year, so publishers want to keep the momentum going. It's the kind of art I love to make, except that the time frame is really nutty. — Carson Ellis

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down ... — George McGovern

You never hear in the news, 'Two hundred killed today when atheist rebels took heavy shelling from the agnostic stronghold in the north.' — Doug Stanhope

As a writer, you can't get to where you want to be, coming from the place you started, unless you have something extremely important you want to say to someone who really doesn't want to know. — Billy Marshall Stoneking

Considered purely as effects-driven filmed drama, 'The Day After Tomorrow' checks in somewhere in the middle of one of Hollywood's most absurd and least lamented dead genres, the disaster pic of the '70s. It's a little better than 'Earthquake' but not as good as 'The Towering Inferno,' because it doesn't star Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. — Stephen Hunter

When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences. — E.L. Doctorow

Tis a question whether adversity or prosperity makes the most poets. — George Farquhar

No, obviously, the time goes by, the English gets better. Ever since I met Melanie, that was almost nine years ago now, you have to just speak the language continuously, hone every word. So, and the proof for me of that, was actually in theater. It has to be two hours and 45 minutes on the stage speaking a language that is not your language, and singing. — Antonio Banderas