#doe

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#any #comfort #disguises #disposal #does

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#bother #does #gardener #his #nor

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#beard #does #headlong #his #last

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#ass #does #face #i #i am

To him who knows to prosper and does it not, to him it is sin. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#him #knows #prosper #sin #who

Our cattlemen have given us the safest, most abundant, most affordable beef supply in the world and I trust their judgment. And if you look at consumer confidence in this country, so does the American public. ↗

— Norm Coleman

#affordable #american #american public #beef #confidence

There are many young talents in Brazil. There is a lot of hope in Felipe Massa. It is very difficult to judge him in his first year, but by the end of the end we are going to have a better position how he does in Formula One. ↗

— Emerson Fittipaldi

#brazil #difficult #does #end #felipe

What TV is extremely good at - and realize that this is "all it does" - is discerning what large numbers of people think they want, and supplying it. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#does #extremely #good #large #large numbers

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back! ↗

— Judy Collins

#back #bound #come #does #especially

I'm not a very fancy person. I've been a writer a long time, and right now 'The Hunger Games' is getting a lot of focus. It'll pass. The focus will be on something else. It'll shift. It always does. And that seems just fine. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#been #does #else #fancy #fine