Metre Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

In the heavens we discover [stars] by their light, and by their light alone ... the sole evidence of the existence of these distant worlds… — James Clerk Maxwell
The personal vocabulary, the individual melody whose metre is one's biography, joins in that sound, with any luck, and the body moves like a walking,… — Derek Walcott
Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you've got Sachin batting with what looks like a three metre wide bat. — Michael Hussey
So-called real life has only once interfered with me, and it had been a far cry from what the words, lines, books had prepared me… — Cees Nooteboom
For even they who compose treatises of medicine or natural philosophy in verse are denominated Poets: yet Homer and Empedocles have nothing in common except… — Aristotle
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem, - a thought so passionate and alive that like the spirit of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The… — James Fenton
I had rather be a kitten and cry mew Than one of these same metre ballet-mongers. — William Shakespeare
Canvases between 8 centimetres and 1 metre are priced around 25,000 francs. In the past I used to sell them from between 50 to 100… — Claude Monet
Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules. — Gagan Narang
But metre itself implies a passion , i.e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A marvellous power of expression over language often distinguishes genius; but Shakespeare in his phrases seems independent of the bonds of language as of the… — George Edward Woodberry
Equality of opportunity is not enough. Unless we create an environment where everyone is guaranteed some minimum capabilities through some guarantee of minimum income, education,… — Ha-Joon Chang
She's beautiful,' he murmured. 'She's a metre across the hips, easily,' said Julia. 'That is her style of beauty,' said Winston. — George Orwell
Time is the metre, memory the only plot. — Derek Walcott
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active. — Arjun Rampal
I like the quiet life sometimes. I also love a bustling press conference sometimes as well. I love a 600 metre red carpet. — Martin Freeman

Who Wrote These Metre Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 Metre Quotes as follows: