“No one thought up being. He who thinks he has, step forward.”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
Source: Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
Referring to the Trump administration
“No one thought up being. He who thinks he has, step forward.”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
Source: Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
Alex Salmond (1954) Scottish National Party politician and former First Minister of Scotland
Broadcasting Speech (August 8, 2007)
Aaron Ramsey (1990) Welsh association football player
About scoring the winning goal in the 2014 FA Cup Final http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27461072 when Arsenal came from 0-2 down to win 3-2 against Hull City after extra time
John Cale (1942) Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer
Attributed without citation at John Cale Quotes, inspirationalstories.com, 16 November 2012 http://www.inspirationalstories.com/quotes/t/john-cale/,
Rebecca West (1892–1983) British feminist and author
This has also appeared in paraphrased form as: "If there is a God, I don't think He would demand that anyone bow down or stand up to Him. I often have a suspicion that God is still trying to work things out and hasn't finished."
The Paris Review interview (1981)
Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician
Love and Death (1975)
Anthony Fauci (1940) American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
About the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States, quoted in 'You don't want to go to war with a president' https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/03/anthony-fauci-trump-coronavirus-crisis-118961, 3 March 2020, Politico
Alexander Calder (1898–1976) American artist
Question, Léger once called you a realist. How do you feel about this?
1950s - 1960s, interview with Alexander Calder', (1962)