Poor Things Alasdair Gray Quotes & Sayings

Every time I make a record, it's a gem with different facets, and every time I like to explore a different side. The core is the same, it never changes, but I try to create a different shape. — Neige

A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights. — Kurt Vonnegut

Being is unrecognizable unless it manages to seem, and seeming is feeble unless it manages to be. — Gorgias

I see stunning men walking on the street everyday. Some walk shirtless because it's hot and they feel more comfortable that way. Do I scream out at them, beep at them or whistle? No, I smile to myself in appreciation of them and drive on by. Why? Because I believe they have the right to go about their lives without me imposing my sexual desire upon them. — Miya Yamanouchi

The sun never shown
as bright as your lovely eyes
When you are happy — Ken Maxon

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Kill them now, cause I need some kicks. I need some kicks, I'm getting bored. — Lou Reed

Eww," Jack said, and then giggled. "Yeah, and a Paris Hilton doll that had an optional brain."Aphrodite raised her brow at him. "Don't go all crazy. There are some things even Paris Hilton can't buy. — P.C. Cast

Wrestling is one of the last truly rebellious American things left. — Billy Corgan

Barbara had really missed her calling. She should have been a gynecologist. Nothing pleased her more than having her face between another woman's legs. — Elysia N. Fields

Universities are in a position where they can think very creatively. — Derek Bok

Many of the activities we pursue, the resources we consume, and the waste products we create are the products of our desire to make our bodies a little more comfortable and carefree. Whether it's food, exercise, music, alcohol, sex, drugs - whatever the stimulus - ultimately what we seek is a feeling of satisfaction. In the end, though, true satisfaction arises from a balance of healthy, harmonious energy. And that harmonious, balanced energy is the core of the natural healing power. — Ilchi Lee

In our imaginations the adults of our childhood remain extreme, essential - we might say radical since they are the roots that fed luxuriant later systems. Those first bohemians, for instance, stay operatic in memory even though were we to meet them today - well, what would we think, we who've elaborated our eccentricities with a patience, a professionalism they never knew? — Edmund White

I actually like, love, and respect myself, and I try not to take anything too seriously. — Jen Kirkman