
— George William Russell Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, and artistic painter 1867 - 1935
By Still Waters (1906)
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
Song lyrics, Space Oddity (1969)
— George William Russell Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, and artistic painter 1867 - 1935
By Still Waters (1906)
— Mike Murphy (political consultant) American political consultant 1962
As quoted in "Debriefing Mike Murphy" https://www.weeklystandard.com/matt-labash/debriefing-mike-murphy (18 March 2016), by Matt Labash, The Weekly Standard
2010s
„Every utopia about to be realized resembles a cynical dream.“
— Emil M. Cioran Romanian philosopher and essayist 1911 - 1995
Drawn and Quartered (1983)
— Julie Otsuka writer 1962
Quelle: When the Emperor Was Divine
„Democratic man, dreaming eternally of Utopias, is ever a prey to shibboleths.“
— H.L. Mencken American journalist and writer 1880 - 1956
1920s, Notes on Democracy (1926)
„I'm nerdy in the extreme
Whiter than sour cream“
— "Weird Al" Yankovic American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist 1959
"White & Nerdy".
Song lyrics
„I'm not here now. This isn't happening. You're just visiting a dream of mine.“
— Lisa Kleypas, buch Dreaming of You
Quelle: Dreaming of You
— David Lynch American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor 1946
Quelle: Lynch on Lynch
„You have the right to follow your dreams. I'm giving you permission to follow your dreams.“
— Martin de Maat American theatre director 1949 - 2001
The Mysterious Martin de Maat (2001)
„Bankers play far too great a part in the conduct of industry...“
— Henry Ford, buch My Life and Work
Quelle: My Life and Work (1922), Chapter XII, Money - Master or Servant
— Maya Angelou, buch Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Quelle: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
— Mick Jagger British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones 1943
Deriding the Chinese government's prohibition on the Rolling Stones playing four songs from their catalog. " Toned-down Rolling Stones rock China https://web.archive.org/web/20060410114701/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/08/stones.concert.ap/index.html", CNN (April 8, 2006).
„(Egypt) is a great place for contrasts: splendid things gleam in the dust.“
— Gustave Flaubert French writer (1821–1880) 1821 - 1880
Quelle: Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour