Alice Stone Blackwell

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both. Alice Stone Blackwell A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent. Alice [...]

Alexis Bledel

In my life, I don’t need to have my face plastered everywhere. It’s not really something I want. Alexis Bledel Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to. Alexis Bledel I’m still a shy person. I’ve learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have [...]

Alan Bleasdale

There is not in nature, a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger. Alan Bleasdale To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love. Alan Bleasdale If you can [...]

Ahmed Best

I’m recording another demo for another batch of record labels that we’ll shop it around to. Ahmed Best It doesn’t bother me that people are stupid. I’m not stupid. Ahmed Best We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted. Ahmed Best I’m going to [...]

Acker Bilk

I’m still blowing alright, and I still enjoy it which is the main thing. Acker Bilk I look at my clarinet sometimes and I think, I wonder what’s going to come out of there tonight? You never know. Acker Bilk  

Abebe Bikila

I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism. Abebe Bikila

Annie Besant

Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class. Annie Besant No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this [...]

Aneurin Bevan

The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage. Aneurin Bevan Fascism is not in itself a new order of society. It is the future refusing to be born. Aneurin Bevan I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine. Aneurin [...]

Al Bernstein

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. Al Bernstein A fool and his money get a lot of publicity. Al Bernstein Easy doesn’t do it. Al Bernstein If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. Al Bernstein Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done. Al [...]

A. C. Benson

Man, an animal that makes bargains. A. C. Benson Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. A. C. Benson When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory. A. C. Benson All the best stories are but one [...]

Andrew Bernstein

Nothing is given to man on earth – struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible – the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. Andrew Bernstein A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker. Andrew Bernstein [...]

Alexander Berkman

War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood. Alexander Berkman War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder. Alexander Berkman  

Amber Benson

Maybe because she’s smaller than me she might look taller. Amber Benson Acting is fantastic, but to be able to create a whole world on celluloid is amazing. It’s like taking your dreams straight from your head and projecting them onto a screen. Amber Benson  

Arthur Berger

Sometimes you know you find precious things in the creative process that you couldn’t find out of it. Arthur Berger

Arnold Bennett

Journalists say a thing that they know isn’t true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true. Arnold Bennett Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like. Arnold Bennett We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time [...]

Alban Berg

Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection. Alban Berg I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much [...]

Andre Benjamin

When I’m shooting a film, I don’t look at playback. I don’t go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven’t seen any of it. Andre Benjamin Australia is about as far away as you can get. I like that. Andre [...]

Anna Benson

We want to christen every city that Kris has played in during his professional career. Anna Benson If you tell me I can’t have something then that just makes me want it more. Anna Benson

Annette Bening

I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie acting, certainly that’s true. With the camera so close, you can see right down into your soul, hopefully. So being able to do that in a way is terrifying, and in another way, [...]

Alan Bennett

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. Alan Bennett We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn’t obey the rules. Alan Bennett I’ve never seen the point of [...]

Amy Marcy Beach

Build thee more stately mansions. Amy Marcy Beach

Amanda Beard

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them. Amanda Beard

Alison Bechdel

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me. Alison Bechdel When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually I had to acknowledge that I really didn’t like fighting at all, [...]

Adrian Belew

The only drawback is once the work is done you rarely see each other. Adrian Belew We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record will likely take a long time and may not surface until 1999! Adrian Belew [...]

Alexander Graham Bell

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what [...]

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