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George Plimpton4
journalist, writer, editor, actor 1927–2003Related quotes
“I never understood why some people seemed to have fun causing pain to someone smaller.”
Gottfried Helnwein (1948) Austrian photographer and painter
Interview by Brendan Maher http://www.gottfried-helnwein-interview.com/index.html, Start, Ireland, November 24, 2004 <br class="br">Context: When I started to paint, I painted children because I just felt that I wanted to take their side. What always upset me was how children are getting abused simply because they are physically weaker and not capable of defending themselves – how they get raped, enslaved and killed. I never understood why some people seemed to have fun causing pain to someone smaller.
“Ahenny (adj.) - The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.”
Douglas Adams book The Meaning of Liff
Source: The Deeper Meaning of Liff
“Never before have so many people understood so little about so much.”
James Burke (science historian) (1936) British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer
Connections (1979), 10 - Yesterday, Tomorrow and You
“I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.”
George Balanchine (1904–1983) Georgian choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904-1983)
Borís Pasternak book Doctor Zhivago
Variant: I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.
Source: Doctor Zhivago