#ma

Imagination is a beast that has to be put in a cage. ↗

— Timothy Spall

#cage #imagination #put

Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. ↗

— Muriel Spark

#life #may #occur #prime #recognize

One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full. ↗

— Muriel Spark

#elusive #full #grow #grow up #life

People think that the arts are optional and they aren't. They teach a level of emotional depth that's equally important to mathematic skill. You can replace some math skills with a calculator if you know how to operate the thing, but there's no calculator for human interaction. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#calculator #depth #emotional #equally #how

I'm as heterosexual as any person need be. I'm open about my relationships - or lack thereof - in my own life, because I want to make the case that gay isn't contagious. It's not something that you can catch or learn or choose. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#any #because #case #catch #choose

Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#earthquakes #had #heard #how #i

If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it's important to have substance for what you're saying. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#being #comedy #could #done #goal

If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#anything #chi #go #i #live

Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#had #how #i #influence #major

Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent. ↗

— Jared Sparks

#anything #civil #civil government #enlightened #experience