Epic Quotes - Page 11

• Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!"

  John Greenleaf Whittier

  Time, Giving, Teeth

  John Greenleaf Whittier (1873). “The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier”, p.187

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• Male egos require constant stroking. Every task is an achievement, every success epic. That is why women cook, but men are chefs: we make cheese on toast, they produce pain de fromage.

  Belle de Jour

  Pain, Men, Ego

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• It helps to regard soul as an active intelligence, forming and plotting each person's fate. Translators use "plot" to render the ancient Greek word mythos in English. The plots that entangle our souls and draw forth our characters are the great myths. That is why we need a sense of myth and knowledge of different myths to gain insight into our epic struggles, our misalliances, and our tragedies. Myths show the imaginative structures inside our messes, and our human characters can locate themselves against the background of the characters of myth.

  James Hillman

  Struggle, Character, Fate

  James Hillman (2012). “The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life”, p.11, Ballantine Books

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• Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself. Far from robbing our lives of meaning, it instills an appreciation for the beautiful, enduring, and ultimately triumphant fabric of life that covers our planet. Understanding that doesn't demean human life - it enhances it.

  Kenneth R. Miller

  Beautiful, Gratitude, Appreciation

  "America’s Darwin Problem". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2012.

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• All of us, each and every one, lives a life that is, in its own right, an epic.

  Richard Hammond

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• If Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker had teamed up to write epic fantasy, something like Split Heirs might have resulted.

  John DeChancie

  Writing, Splits, Might

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• Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now.

  Jane McGonigal

  Believe, Winning, Trying

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• Lawrence Hill, a cultural and spiritual descendant of West African griots, has used his vast storytelling talents to create an epic story that spans three continents. The Book of Negroes recites the pain, misery and liberation of one African woman, Aminata Diallo, who was stolen from her homeland and sold into American slavery. Through Aminata, Hill narrates the terrifying story of slavery and puts at the centre a female experience of the African Diaspora. I wept upon reading this story. The Book of Negroes is courageous, breathtaking, simply brilliant.

  Afua Cooper

  Spiritual, Pain, Book

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• When the responses elicited by the Epic of Evolution are gathered together several religious principles emerge that I can believe, serve as a framework for a global Ethos.

  Ursula Goodenough

  Religious, Believe, Ethos

  Ursula Goodenough (2000). “The Sacred Depths of Nature”, p.167, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.

  Demian Bichir

  Powerful, Issues, United States

  "The Esquire Nominating Academy Presents: Demián Bichir" by Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. January 8, 2013.

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• Understand this: we are both tiny and massive. We are nothing more than molded clay given breath, but we are nothing less than divine self-portraits, huffing and puffing along the mountain ranges of epic narrative arcs prepared for us by the Infinite Word Himself.

  N.D. Wilson

  Mountain Ranges, Self, Clay

  N. D. Wilson (2013). “Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent”, p.6, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When you think about it, some people don't like certain things, but when it comes to music, no matter who you are, where you're from, what kind of personality you've got...everyone loves music of some sort; that's what's so epic about it.

  Niall Horan

  Thinking, People, Personality

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• From its inception by Michael Bennett, 'Dreamgirls' has always been an epic story with an ensemble cast. I didn't change that. The screen version remains, really, a group story.

  Bill Condon

  Groups, Ensemble, Stories

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• Your life was meant to be epic. Stand up for your best today.

  Robin Sharma

  Today, Were Meant To Be, Meant To Be

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• You start out with big dreams and I mean, big dreams artistically. You want to work with the greatest living directors, make a great movie. I wanted to make a great love story, I wanted to make a great epic and then you realize that the truth of it is that it's so hard to make a great film. It's hard to get a great role. Those big expectations change to realism pretty quickly. But what's never changed is my desire to work with great directors and to find projects that push me out of my comfort zone and keep me alive. I still don't think I've done my best work

  Nicole Kidman

  Dream, Mean, Thinking

  FaceBook post by Nicole Kidman from Feb 05, 2017

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• The fact that a total of 18 musicians humbly came together to share the glory and create something this original, epic, and downright heavy, is a feat worthy of deep respect.

  James Moore

  Together, Musician, Facts

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• God is telling an amazing, glorious, epic story. We have to decide if we will trust Him with it.

  Steven Curtis Chapman

  Stories, Glorious, Ifs

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• Halloween festivities included an epic scavenger hunt & lots of Looney Tunes.

  Dianna Agron

  Halloween, Tunes, Hunts

  FaceBook post by Dianna Agron from Oct 29, 2012

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• I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling.

  Nina Arianda

  Song, Queens, Storytelling

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• The thing about sports movies is, they can't help but feel epic - putting music to images, etc.

  Lindsey Shaw

  Sports, Etc, Helping

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• This celebration of The Bible will inspire people around the world to rediscover a beloved text in new ways. This is a passion project nurtured with love and care by Mark Burnett, Roma Downey and the entire creative team. I was thoroughly impressed by the deep faith expressed throughout this epic series.

  Craig Detweiler

  Team, Passion, People

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• He oft finds med'cine, who his griefe imparts; But double griefs afflict concealing harts, As raging flames who striveth to supresse.

  Edmund Spenser

  Grief, Flames, Rage

  Edmund Spenser, Carol V. Kaske (2006). “The Faerie Queene, Book One”, p.34, Hackett Publishing

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• Of what violences, murders, depredations, have not the epic poets, from all antiquity, been the occasion, by propagating false honor, false glory, and false religion?

  Samuel Richardson

  Honor, Violence, Murder

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• Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.

  Reed Hastings

  Technology, Iron, Humanity

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• Cardiff Stadium was a warm up for the 3 Hyde Park shows. James Brown opened. And I think it may be the only time we played Mini Epic live.

  Chad Smith

  Thinking, May, Hyde

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