Ivory Quotes

115 quotes by 108 authors

I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward. — Billie Joe Armstrong
And let me touch those curving claws of yellow ivory; and grasp the tail that like a monstrous asp coils round your heavy velvet paws. — Oscar Wilde
The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It's not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You're not supposed to… — John Szarkowski
Earth Is Enough. We men of Earth have here the stuff Of Paradise - we have enough! We need no other stones to build The… — Edwin Markham
James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you… — Leslie Caron
For me or a Bruce Springsteen to sit up in our ivory towers and make comments about racism, well, were not really in it, are… — John Mellencamp
Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic. — Albert Hadley
Even ivory towers need central heating. — Breyten Breytenbach
The word 'ivory' rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew… — Joseph Conrad
I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to… — Kazuo Ishiguro
We have all seen these circus elephants complete with tusks, ivory in their head and thick skins, who move around the circus ring and grab… — John F. Kennedy
I'm not a believer in putting designers off in an ivory tower. They need to have a voice at the table so they can identify… — Chuck Jones
There is nothing but water in the holy pools. I know, I have been swimming there. All the gods sculpted of wood or ivory canâ€™t… — Kabir
The ivory tower of the artist may be the only stronghold left for human values, cultural treasures, manâ€™s cult of beauty. — Anais Nin
My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is… — Samuel Morse
Friend, many and many a dream is mere confusion a cobweb of no consequence at all. Two gates for ghostly dreams there are: One gateway… — Homer
I always challenge myself. I get out in deep water and I always try to get back. But I get hung up. The audience never… — Earl Hines
Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought. — Francois Gautier
I am an idealist. I often feel I would like to be an artist in an ivory tower. Yet it is imperative that I speak… — W. Eugene Smith
Horses are creatures who worship the earth as they gallop on feet of ivory. Constrained by the wonder of dying and birth, the horses still… — John Denver

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