Edward Young Night Thoughts Mercy
One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still.
La Monte YoungBut the duty to which you have called me must be performed; - grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy.
Edward EverettThere were also some cruel reviews by women, but the tone of the male reviewers, sometimes hysterical, was different. I have suffered, but I don't want to name names-but there have been men who have seemed to want to destroy me or my writing, men I don't even know.
Marguerite YoungWhen the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
Edward R. MurrowOne of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.
Edward Bulwer-LyttonWishing of all strategies, is the worst.
Andrew YoungWe've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.
Edward TufteRather, the point is to recognize the tightness between seeing and thinking on an intellectual level not just a metaphorical level.
Edward TufteIt has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.
Edward GibbonThe principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.
Edward GibbonMy early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.
Edward GibbonNow it is 38 years since Germany had her last war, and she is very strong and very restless, like a person whose boots are too small for him.
Edward GreyInfluence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got.
Andrew YoungThat is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space/time point.
Edward TufteI thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss.
Edward GreyMy experience has been in a short 77 years that in the end when you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons to fight, you usually win.
Edward TellerOften people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.
Margaret YoungYou needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
Edward W. HoweTo write is a humiliation.
Edward DahlbergThe thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.
King Edward VIII