Famous quotes containing the words dial and/or face:
“The bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“If we pretend to respect the artist at all, we must allow him his freedom of choice, in the face, in particular cases, of innumerable presumptions that the choice will not fructify. Art derives a considerable part of its beneficial exercise from flying in the face of presumptions.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)