Roger Mcgough Roger Mcgough Poems Quotes & Sayings

To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger. — Nelson Mandela

There are only two things that really matter in life. Literature and love. — Daphne Kalotay

We work to firstly realize our hidden potentials. — Sunday Adelaja

In combat situations, your choices can be judged based only against what you knew at the time. To expect anything more of a soldier is to demand that he or she be superhuman. Which seems, to me, unreasonable. — Jim Butcher

The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference. — Anatole France

You'll figure it out! You get on your plane and I'll get on mine. And we'll see which one crashes! — Kazuo Ishiguro

But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers. — Bob Parsons

People can put their best poems straight onto the web. — Roger McGough

The sinner is saved to be a saint by the Saviour. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities. — Tom Allen

Filibusters should require 35 senators to ... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60. — Evan Bayh

Death is funny, when you think about it. Everybody does it, but nobody knows how, exactly how. — Laurie Halse Anderson

I'm terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems. — Roger McGough