The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation. Auguste Rodin
[Your writing] played a big part in developing my own skills as a writer and growing my interest in motorsport. Gerard Hetman Read more
Only the gentle are ever really strong. James Dean
Anyone who sits on top of the largest hydrogen-oxygen fuelled system in the world, knowing they’re going to light the bottom, and doesn’t get a little worried, does not fully understand the situation. John Young
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon. Paul Brandt
There’s a band called 1023MB. They haven’t had any gigs yet. Unknown
It says here that Fruit Pastilles are made with “real fruit juice”, and I think Skittles make a similar proclamation. So do these count as one of my 5-a-day? And if so, where does grapefruit-infused vodka stand in all this, ‘cos I reckon I might be overindulging in fruit. Oliver White
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. Neil Armstrong
Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington
The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church. Ferdinand Magellan
So aside from Kir Royales and scotch, is there anything else I’m not allowed to drink from a pint glass? Oliver White
No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. Channing Pollock
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity. Albert Einstein