The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is... →
Samuel Butler
He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.
The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or... →
I'm not a good hipster - if I let my moustache grow for weeks, it just looks like I have dirt on my face. I'll never have a glorious... →
Win Butler
Funny songs aren't usually that good. Like Weird Al and maybe a couple of Beatles songs, but it's kind of hard to bring humor into rock music... →
I'm the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want... →
Yancy Butler
I don't think that writers have any responsibility to be good neighbors to the audience.
Jez Butterworth