263 quotes found
“'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.”
“I saw the gooseflesh on my skin. I did not know what made it. I was not cold. Had a ghost passed over? No, it was the poetry.”
“One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear.”
“I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.”
“Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.”
“Men must know their limitations.”
“Men should strive to think much and know little.”
“I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know.”
“I have found a flat on Merseyside and am settling down here. If I can keep playing and get back to full match fitness, I know I have a lot to offer still.”
“You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.”
“It was a show that you played at home and you're saying to the contestant do this and do that. When you at home are involved in yelling at the screen, then you know you've got an audience.”
“But, you know, you can't be a star at home.”
“I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.”
“Human civilization as we know it is like the Titanic headed for the iceberg, whether the iceberg be nuclear, environmental or terrorism-related.”
“What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for the more than 1 million Americans with ASDs.”
“No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.”
“What can you do if they have slapped you with a legal notice? You have to reply. For all you know, they have taken you to jail or something.”
“Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.”
“My wedding won't be a hush-hush affair. When I get married, everyone will get to know about it... there'll be nothing speculative about my wedding.”
“I don't know nothing about no marriages or nothing. I ain't even never been to a wedding.”
