Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, 50 Words for Snow (2011)
Source: Twenties Girl
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, 50 Words for Snow (2011)
“Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.”
Theodore Parker (1810–1860) abolitionist
"A Lesson for the Day; or The Christianity of Christ, of the Church, and of Society" in The Dial (October 1940), p. 196.
Context: Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character. Perhaps no one is satisfied with himself, so that he never wishes to be wiser, better, and more holy. Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.
“Somebody sees me, and I see myself through them. Then it’s all gone, the whole world falls apart.”
Anne Sexton (1928–1974) poet from the United States
“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?”
Charlie Kaufman (1958) American screenwriter
Source: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Shooting Script
Emperor Taizong of Tang (598–649) emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Quoted in: Yanqing Vanessa Ong et al. Memories unfolded: a guide to memories at Old Ford Factory, 2008, p. 50
Quoted regarding his advisor.Few men in history would be so frank and honest with their monarch and when Weizheng died, Taizong was overwhelmed with grief. The Emperor said to his ministers,
“I am not now in fortune's power:
He that is down can fall no lower.”
Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680) poet and satirist
Canto III, line 877
Source: Hudibras, Part I (1663–1664)