It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes excellent gratify lie
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Isaac D'Israeli ageexperiencepreserve Change image and share on social
To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius - the men of reasoning and the men of imagination. Isaac D'Israeli constitutedivisionfeel Change image and share on social
Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised. Isaac D'Israeli criticisecriticismmerit Change image and share on social
Not many people were speaking truth to power in the '80s. I had a really good time doing it - I found it gratifying. It was a joy to have an opportunity to say what you believed. It's challenging to do it in fiction, but I liked writing the novels. I liked writing 'Democracy' particularly. Joan Didion 80sbelievechallenge share on social
I now know how to steal a watch when someone's wearing it. It's an excellent talent to have. Margot Robbie excellentstealtalent Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social