Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it. – Sir John Lubbock Category: Restraint
It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty. – John Ruskin Category: Restraint
Restraint and discipline and examples of virtue and justice. These are the things that form the education of the world. – Edmund Burke Category: Restraint
I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasnt it? Thats the place where your dreams will come true. Its an act of faith now they think thats going to sort things out. – Jarvis Cocker Category: Dreams
I had done some flimflam movies, but I didnt understand what being an actor meant anymore. – Liam Neeson Category: movies
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. – Teddy Thompson Category: sad
I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it. – Carol Ann Duffy Category: Poetry
