From dreams of bliss shall men awake one day, but not to weep: the dreams remain; they only break the mirror of their sleep.
One becomes sated with platitudes no less than honey, so that one often breaks another's bones in one's vexation.
At 'The Village Voice,' there were all these fevers inside the offices, that would break out into full-scale rumbles between writers.
Providing a writer isn't put off by conventions - and some are - attending them can be a nice break from the necessary isolation of writing.
I wanted to give my actor a break. I wanted to live and to learn English. I wanted to be anything, a cabdriver, a busboy, anything to keep me away from acting for a while.
I’m sorry I broke you. It’s just that you’re so pretty, and I break pretty things.
It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings.
It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in.
We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States.
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries.
I believe in rules of behavior, and I'm quite interested in stories about the consequences of breaking those rules.
I don't need to break the speed limit. But if I'm not passing other vehicles on the interstate, I get a little irritated.
I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.
Bess McNeill: I don't make love with them, I make love with Jan and I save him from dying.
Chairman: Can you think of anything of real value that the outsiders have brought with them? Bess McNeill: Their music!
I take conscious breaks for myself 'cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it's important.
I developed the Clock Theory to help me time records; you know, spin the record back two revolutions or whatever and then play the break, spin the other one back two, play, like that.
I feared the verdict of the watch, where I either lost the race against time that day or would lose it soon by making the record even harder to break. The time trap had snapped shut.
