The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing. — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“Language, loose language, vague language becomes an out. Things happen.” — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Being mad isn't an excuse for being vague. Can we at least have specific madness?” — Natasha Pulley Copy Share Image
Death is not soft-mouthed, vague-footed, nearby. It is in the hall. — Harold Brodkey Copy Share Image
“My mission is vague. I am here to appreciate the situation.” — Lawrence of Arabia film Copy Share Image
Is photography art?... The pure definition of the word 'art' alone is too vague today to break one's brain and soul about… — Ernst Haas Copy Share Image
“She had weedy hair of that vague colour which is neither brown nor blond, that hasn't enough life in it to be… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
There is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, they are persons, they are not some vague idea in the clouds.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“A thrush, because I'd been wrong, Burst rightly into song In a world not vague, not lonely, Not governed by me only.” — Richard Wilbur Copy Share Image
It was a perfect spring afternoon, and the air was filled with vague, roving scents, as if the earth exhaled the sweetness… — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
Words are but the vague shadows of the volumes we mean. Little audible links, they are, chaining together great inaudible feelings and… — Theodore Dreiser Copy Share Image
If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music… — A. R. Ammons Copy Share Image
I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a… — David Cook Copy Share Image
I have always felt that a lot of the most interesting work, not just mine but other people's, falls into [the] nether… — Alex Webb Copy Share Image
It's absolutely of no importance who or what V was under the mask. He isn't a who or a what, he's an… — David Lloyd Copy Share Image
Even people who are aware that the traditional family farm has been taken over by big business interests, and that some questionable… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
An ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong… — Eugene McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Never start with a clear idea of storyline. Instead, commence blindly, with a vague notion of trying to include a reference to… — Alan Martin Copy Share Image
Poetry has an indirect way of hinting at things. Poetry is feminine. Prose is masculine. Prose, the very structure of it, is… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
One man in one mood will attack Industrial Capitalism for its destruction of beauty; another for its incompetence; another for the vileness… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
We may, indeed, say that the hour of death is uncertain, but when we say this we think of that hour as… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“To reach beyond what you are you must ignore the rules and fashions of the day. Or perhaps better yet cast them… — Peter Croft Copy Share Image
Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard or misapplied… — John Locke Copy Share Image
Contemporary man is blind to the fact that, with all his rationality and efficiency, he is possessed by "powers" that are beyond… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven. ...I do not… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
An initial impulse of mine was to portray the way in which a city is impacted by war. But this is vague,… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
Progress in science is often built on wrong theories that are later corrected. It is better to be wrong than to be… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“After that, nothing was the same. The very notion of my having a family turned vague, hard to credit, even weirdly jokey.” — Michael Wyndham Thomas Copy Share Image
A doctor is not a religious man. You should never give people vague hope or possibility. — Kim Du-han Copy Share Image
The human language, as precise as it is with its thousands of words, can still be so wonderfully vague. — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
In vain would science scan and trace Firmly her aspect. All the while, There gleams upon her far-off face A vague unfathomable… — Alfred Austin Copy Share Image
The love of God is not something vague or generic; the love of God has a name and a face: Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded… — A. R. Ammons Copy Share Image
I refuse to be burdened by vague worries. If something wants to worry me, it will have to make itself clear. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image