Translations Brian Friel Quotes & Sayings

I write a note and tape it to my window
I'M NOT A DETECTIVE.
BE SPECIFIC! — Lisa Schroeder

Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place. — Mahalia Jackson

Johannes Kepler described his motivation thus: 'The chief aim of all investigations of the external world should be to discover the rational order which has been imposed on it by God, and which he revealed to us in the language of mathematics. — John C. Lennox

It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language. — Brian Friel

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies. — Jose Manuel Barroso

The Holy Mother has many faces, but you know it's her from her blue cloak. She is said to be the spirit in all women."
"Look, here she is naked and the baby Jesus has wings, " said Lucien.
"That is not the Holy Mother, that's Venus and that's not Jesus, that is Cupid, the Roman god of love."
"Wouldn't she have the spirit of the Holy Mother as well?"
"No, she is a pagan myth."
"What about Maman? Is the spirit of the Holy Mother in her?"
"No, Lucien, your mother is also a pagan myth. Come, look at these paintings of wrestlers. — Christopher Moore

It was impressive, but, pretty much like the man with the exploding head, it was a one-time trick. When — Eoin Colfer

Albert Lee and I have become real close friends, and he comes out anytime I'm in the L.A. area, and he'll sit in for the whole show ! ... we've got a habit of doing that ... in Austin Redd Volkaert does the same thing ... it's fun ... I love to make it a guitar thing and the audience doesn't know any different - they think he's some new band member they don't know. They don't realize Albert's the reason we all play Teles ! ... — Brad Paisley