A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. – Benjamin Disraeli
Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. – Benjamin Disraeli
To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them. – Benjamin Disraeli
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. – Benjamin Disraeli
One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). Its why he found shooting on set boring – because he had already composed the film in his head. – Camille Paglia