“In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry.” PeopleThinkingWayFirstsFactsLiteratureSeeingAbsolutesMovedBaloney Author:Norman MacCaig
“What more could there be, but the absolute beauty of our lives? Look around you, for heaven's sake and stop thinking. It is only in your thoughts and in analytical processes that you lose yourself.” ThinkingInspirationalLooksHeavenProcessLosesOur LivesBuddhismAbsolutesSakeLosing Yourself Author:Frederick Lenz
“Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeDonePoliticalCareersComedyAbsolutesGood ThingsCampaignsOddTerritorySenateArcsSatiristUnchartedUncharted Territory Author:Al Franken
“The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it's not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa.” ThinkingWayTwoIntellectualEconomicsAbsolutesVicesNonsenseConsiderationIsolatedEcologyVice VersaUncommon Author:Charles C. Mann
“I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.” ThinkingWayShouldArtFansParticularGeniusAbsolutesMassiveBrits Author:David Morrissey
“Audiences aren't going to get rid of me. One thing I can say, with absolute certainty, is that my shows will still be performed when I'm dead, buried and forgotten. They're going to absolutely outlive me, which is a wonderful thing to think about.” ThinkingStillsI CanShowsAudienceWonderfulOne ThingAbsolutesForgottenCertaintyBuriedWonderful ThingsAbsolute Certainty Author:Cameron Mackintosh