Rottenberg Elissa Quotes & Sayings

Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow. — Andrew Motion

Contagiousness is an unexpected property of all kinds of things. — Malcolm Gladwell

I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy. — Flavor Flav

We should always look back on our own past with a sort of contempt, as long as the tenderness is there - but please let some of the contempt be there. — Dennis Potter

Even the best Christian that ever lived is not acting on his own steam
he is only nourishing or protecting a life he could never have acquired by his own efforts. — C.S. Lewis

I'm not really concerned with portraying this tough warrior - I mean, that's part of my job and I take that very seriously. But I don't have anything to hide, and I'm not concerned with what people think. — Tom Brady

We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state. — George Papandreou

The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present. — Swami Vivekananda

The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line. — Marion Milner

After Connie and I broke up, I played a little game with myself out on the streets of Manhattan. It was called Things Could Be Worse. Things could be worse, I said to myself, I could be that guy. — Joshua Ferris