Riffaud Turntables Quotes & Sayings

It is not scholarship alone, but scholarship impregnated with religion, that tells on the great mass of society. We have no faith in the efficacy of mechanic's institutes, or even of primary and elementary schools, for building up a virtuous and well conditioned peasantry, so long as they stand dissevered from the lessons of Christian piety. — Thomas Chalmers

Collect all the facts that can be collected about the life of Racine and you will never learn from them the art of his verse. All criticism is dominated by the outworn theory that the man is the cause of the work as in the eyes of the law the criminal is the cause of the crime. Far rather are they both the effects. — Paul Valery

A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects. — W. H. Auden

Our government disdains a risk-reward game that millions of Americans play," Matt wrote, "then bails out Wall Street sharks who bet unfathomable sums. I can only conclude that this contradictory stance has little to do with the skills required for each pursuit. No, for some reason, lawmakers just don't like poker. — Colson Whitehead

Awesome."
"Awesome squared."
"Awesome cubed."
"Awesome to the power of infinity."
"The square root of awesome is-"
"-Asha." We finish at the same time and laugh. — Hannah Harrington

Max:"So the first thing we're going to do," I told him, "is push you off the roof. — James Patterson

It's great to make your own choices, but there's a price to pay. I could've made more money or been more famous. I could be the current groovy guy. — Michael Keaton

It's just a relief, really. I'm scared to die, but I want to die. — Lana Del Rey

The Old Testament is actually pretty raunchy. You might enjoy it. — Nicki Elson

There's something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer. — Anish Kapoor

Tragic tales rarely do make sense. — Gwenn Wright

He should be careful. It's dangerous to be an honest man. — Mario Puzo