“All tragedies deal with fated meetings; how else could there be a play? Fate deals its stroke; sorrow is purged, or turned to rejoicing; there is death, or triumph; there has been a meeting, and a change. No one will ever make a tragedy - and that is as well, for one could not bear it - whose grief is that the principals never met.” WellsHas BeensPlayDealsGriefFateBearsSorrowMetsTragedyMeetingsTriumphRejoicePrincipalStrokes Book:The Mask of Apollo Source: The Mask of Apollo
“There is a set of harmless liars, frequently to be met with in company, who deal much in the marvellous. Their usual intention is to please and entertain; but as men are most delighted with what they conceive to be the truth, these people mistake the means of pleasing, and incur universal blame.” PeopleMenMeanDealsMistakeCompanyPleaseMetsUniversalBlameIntentionLiarsUsualFalsehoodDelightedMarvellous Book:An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Source: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
“Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.” IfsMaySometimesMomentsBigsGuyDealsMetsHumbleArrogantBig Deal Author:Ben Harper
“When I met Steve Kaufman, I thought he was Gene Simmons, but what an artist talent he is. He will be an art force in the art world to deal with.” WorldArtArtistForceDealsTalentMetsGenesArt World Author:Roy Lichtenstein
“The White House has now released military documents that they say prove George Bush met his requirements for the National Guard. Big deal, we've got documents that prove Al Gore won the election.” BigsHouseWhiteDealsMilitaryMetsProveElectionWhite HouseAlsDocumentsRequirementsBig DealGoreNational Guard Author:Jay Leno
“Today's parents have little authority over those others with whom they share the task of raising their children. On the contrary,most parents deal with those others from a position of inferiority or helplessness. Teacher, doctors, social workers, or television producers possess more status than most parents.... As a result, the parent today isa maestro trying to conduct an orchestra of players who have never met and who play from a multitude of different scores, each in a notation the conductor cannot read.” TryingChildrenLittlesDifferentPlayTodaySocialParentResultsDealsTeacherPlayerSharePositionTelevisionMetsAuthorityTasksDoctorsWorkersContraryProducersScoreMultitudesOrchestraHelplessnessInferiorityConductorSocial WorkerMaestro Author:Kenneth Keniston