Famous quotes containing the word ready:
“One has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician, ready and willing to see people sacrificed, slaughtered, for the sake of an idea, whether a good one or a bad one.”
—Henry Miller (18911980)
“One cant relive ones life. Forgiveness is not whats difficult; ones always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, thats obvious.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (18941961)
“His mind resembled the vast amphitheatre, the Colisæum at Rome. In the centre stood his judgement, which, like a mighty gladiator, combated those apprehensions that, like the wild beasts of the Arena, were all around the cells, ready to be let out upon him. After a conflict, he drove them back into their dens; but not killing them, they were still assailing him.”
—James Boswell (17401795)