English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Joni Mitchell Quotes

Joni Mitchell quote: "Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living."

Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living.

Joni Mitchell

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

The Brinktown jail is one of the most ingenious ever propounded by civic authorities. It must be remembered that Brinktown occupies the surface of a volcanic butte, overlooking a trackless jungle of quagmire, thorn, eel-vine skiver tussock. A single road leads from city down to jungle; the prisoner is merely locked out of the city. Escape is at his option; he may flee as far through the jungle as he sees fit: the entire continent is at his disposal. But no prisoner ever ventures far from... Jack Vance
... all his faces were designed to express rage or loathing. Now that something had happened which really deserved a face, he had none to celebrate it with. As a kind of token, he made his Sex Life in Ancient Rome face. Kingsley Amis
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley quote: "It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world."
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is..."
Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all. Maximilien Robespierre
Nicolas Malebranche quote: "One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming..."
One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it. Nicolas Malebranche
A Dutch parent has a decidedly hairier story to relate, telling his children, 'Listen, you might want to pack a few of your things together before going to bed. The former bishop of Turkey will be coming tonight along with six to eight black men. They might put some candy in your shoes, they might stuff you into a sack and take you to Spain, or they might just pretend to kick you. We don't know for sure, but we want you to be prepared. David Sedaris
The issue is whether the ultimate civil authority of the United States can tolerate actions in contempt of constitutional lines of authority. Any lessening of civil power over military power must inevitably lead away from democracy. Harold Russell
Could we have prevented in 100% certainty? I don't think anything is that certain. However, we would have had a very, very good chance for preventing it. Sibel Edmonds
Rudyard Kipling quote: "What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue"
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue Rudyard Kipling
Adrian Belew quote: "I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder."
I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder. Adrian Belew
If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime. Carrie P. Meek
Kenny Rogers quote: "You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them,..."
You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, and know when to run Kenny Rogers
The fans that I have met so far have been nothing but supportive and extremely passionate about the books. I feel so honored to meet all these people. Something like this, which I think is bigger than anyone in the film, it's pretty crazy. Liam Hemsworth
The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands. Spiro T. Agnew
Josiah Warren quote: "Public influence is the real government of the world."
Public influence is the real government of the world. Josiah Warren