Imaginary

Famous quotes containing the word imaginary:

“All legendary obstacles lay between
Us, the long imaginary plain,
The monstrous ruck of mountains”
—John Montague (b. 1929)

“Its imaginary value will increase with the years, and if he [his grandson-in-law] lives to my age, or another half century, he may see it carried in the procession of our nation’s birthday, as the relics of the saints are in those of the church.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)