Slouches Towards Bethlehem Quotes & Sayings

Now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? — William Butler Yeats

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. — Jean De La Bruyere

My head translates emotions into song. Songwriting is cathartic for me. — Antoniette Costa

The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings. — George Santayana

Between the happening of a historical process and its recognition by rulers, a lag stretches, full of pitfalls. — Barbara W. Tuchman

It's tough to live in New York and be in the business. — John Krasinski

She asked me to tell her what it is to rule," Paul said. "And I said that one commands. And she said I had some unlearning to do." She hit a mark there right enough, Hawat thought. He nodded for Paul to continue. "She said a ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel. She said he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men. — Frank Herbert