Quotes of: Fables Keyword

I'm here because all fairy tales take place in the woods, King Cole, even those that don't.

Fables, Vol. 14: Witches

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

Aesop's Fables

Our ability to solve problem is limited by our conception of what is feasible.

The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables

I don't mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.

Aesop's Fables

There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified; find that line, and immortality is assured.

The Library at Night

Somebody's been feeding the boy fables. Probably the king's niece. Humph. Nice girl. Too many romantic notions, though.

The Hero's Lot

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.

Thomas Aquinas

When I was a kid, the book that I liked the most was 'Aesop's Fables.' There was a version of it that my father read stories to us kids out of. I liked the idea of the short story format.

Mark Mothersbaugh

I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on 'Aesop's Fables,' 'Brothers Grimm,' 'La Fontaine,' all those sorts of things. Hans Christian Andersen is a hero of mine.

Michael Morpurgo

I believe it is conceded that, notwithstanding the fabled blue laws of New England, a man may, without impropriety, kiss his wife on Sunday and possibly, if he have a chance, some other sweet-faced woman.

David Josiah Brewer

I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like 'Fables,' to books like 'Saga,' 'Fatale,' 'Hellboy,' and 'Courtney Crumrin.'

Kurt Busiek

Think what you would have been now, if instead of being fed with tales and old wives' fables in childhood, you had been crammed with geography and natural history!

Charles Lamb

Giraffes are fairytale animals, almost heraldic - as if from the land of fables. They have extremely beautiful faces, huge eyes, very sensitive nostrils and oh, blue tongues!

Joanna Lumley

Wherever modern Science has exploded a superstitious fable or even a picturesque error, she has replaced it with a grander and even more poetical truth.

Love

The phenomenon of war is its hermaphroditism: the principles of victory and of defeat inhabit the same body and the necessary opponent, enemy, is merely the bed they self-exhaust each other on.

A Fable

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do.

Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland

We live through the belief of children...Regicide is , citizens. Inscribe in your hearts. The Great Pretend is a fragile construct.

Fables, Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland

United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.

Aesop's Fables