Doolittle Quotes

I learnt that if I want to make any difference, or changes to my world, then I've got to be involved. We need passion - that's how things change. ~ Eliza Doolittle

I'm in the woods with Dr. Doolittle. ~ Joe Teti

I love Radiohead, which most people don't expect, and I listen to everything from Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan, Carole King, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Beyonce Knowles, Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, and Paul Simon. ~ Eliza Doolittle

War wreaked on you his hideous ravishment;
We, we alone, Nereids inviolate,
Remain to weep, with the sea-birds to chant:
Corinth is lost, Corinth is desolate. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply. If the United States is to survive, long-standing American concepts of 'fair play' must be reconsidered. We must develop effective espionage and counterespionage services and must learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies by more clever, more sophisticated, and more effective methods than those used against us. It may become necessary that the American people be made acquainted with, understand and support this fundamentally repugnant philosophy. ~ Jimmy Doolittle

I always loved singing. I was always trying to sing in school plays. I was in every one I could be in. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Experimenting with make-up is a lot of fun. When I'm not touring, I like nothing better than inviting the girls around to listen to music and get ready together before going out. ~ Eliza Doolittle

The Greeks have snatched up their spears.
They have pointed the helms of their ships
Toward the bulwarks of Troy. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I don't prepare for wearing a bikini; I always have a bit of a tummy. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Could beauty be beaten out,
O youth the cities have sent
to strike at each other's strength,
it is you who have kept her alight. ~ Hilda Doolittle

My friends will be like, 'That bloke was chatting you up', and I'll go, 'What?' I'm so oblivious - I don't notice things like that. ~ Eliza Doolittle

The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Being around all the animals in the film Dr.Doolittle made me one too. ~ Samantha Eggar

I've never seen such a collection of idiots in my whole life.' Doolittle shook his head. 'If you participate in this lunacy, y'all will get yourselves killed. Then don't come crying to me.'
Now that would be a neat trick. ~ Ilona Andrews

I do embarrassing things all the time, but I don't really get embarrassed. It's like I'm unaware of my embarrassing things. ~ Eliza Doolittle

My mum taught me that bodies are bodies, and they come in all shapes and sizes - we should be free about that. My legs are a bit dangly, and my knees point inwards. Everyone has insecurities, but I try not to focus on them. It's important to be confident with what you've got. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Ardent
yet chill and formal,
how I ache
to tempt a chisel
as a sculptor. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I don't know when I'll get to send you another balloon. I know it probably won't get to you. You've never answered and I know that even if you got my letters, you could never write back. ~ Cait Doolittle

I have been luckier than the law of averages should allow. I could never be so lucky again. ~ Jimmy Doolittle

In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it. World War II was a crusade. The firebombing of Tokyo by Doolittle and the carpet bombing in Germany, especially by the British, showed that. ~ Stanley Hauerwas

When I was really little, I wanted to be a taxi driver or a bus driver; I loved the fact that I could play my own music when I wanted. But I can't imagine actually doing that now; I think I'd get bored. ~ Eliza Doolittle

I think I'm generally an upbeat person. Obviously I can get moody, but my whole philosophy is to try and have a good time. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the talk shows. ~ John Doolittle

You are wind in a stark tree,
you are the stark tree unbent,
you are a strung bow,
you are an arrow. ~ Hilda Doolittle

The race may or may not be to the swift,
but tell me, is it likely
that the fight will be entrusted to the dead? ~ Hilda Doolittle

The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm. ~ Jimmy Doolittle

We are these people,
wistful, ironical, wilful,
who have no part in
new-world reconstruction,
in the confederacy of labour. ~ Hilda Doolittle

HIGGINS. Have you no morals, man?
DOOLITTLE [unabashed] Cant afford them, Governor. Neither could you if you was as poor as me. ~ George Bernard Shaw

The first lesson is that you can't lose a war if you have command of the air, and you can't win a war if you haven't. ~ Jimmy Doolittle

Iran has long sponsored terrorists who carry out homicide bombings in Israeli cities. However, it is a mistake to believe the danger Iran poses is directed at Israel alone. ~ John Doolittle

When the shingles hissed
in the rain incendiary,
other values were revealed to us ~ Hilda Doolittle

Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not have to check with your lawyer or your accountant. You are a free American, and you have the opportunity to engage in free speech over the Internet. ~ John Doolittle

Where is everybody?"
"Hiding," she said. "Except for Doolittle. He was excused from the chewing-out due to having been kidnapped. He's napping now like he doesn't have a care in the world. I got to hear all sorts of interesting stuff through the door."
"Give."
She shot me a sly smile. "First, I got to listen to Jim's 'it's all my fault; I did it all by myself' speech. Then I got to listen to Derek's 'it's all my fault and I did it all by myself' speech. Then Curran promised that the next person who wanted to be a martyr would get to be one. Then Raphael made a very growling speech about how he was here for a blood debt. It was his right to have restitution for the injury caused to the friend of the boudas; it was in the damn clan charter on such and such page. And if Curran wanted to have an issue with it, they could take it outside. It was terribly dramatic and ridiculous. I loved it."
I could actually picture Curran sitting there, his hand on his forehead above his closed eyes, growling quietly in his throat.
"Then Dali told him that she was sick and tired of being treated like she was made out of glass and she wanted blood and to kick ass."
That would do him in. "So what did he say?"
"He didn't say anything for about a minute and then he chewed them out. He told Derek that he'd been irresponsible with Livie's life, and that if he was going to rescue somebody, the least he could do is to have a workable plan, instead of a poorly thought-ou ~ Ilona Andrews

(Those women whom the distaff
no longer claims
nor spun cloth)
driven made,
mad,
mad
by Bacchus. ~ Hilda Doolittle

The United States invented the Internet and it has been our gift to the world, paid for by our taxpayers. The U.N.'s desire to take that gift as a means of increasing its power must be stopped. ~ John Doolittle

It is no madness to say
you will fall, you great cities. ~ Hilda Doolittle

War is a fevered god who takes alike maiden and king and clod ... ~ Hilda Doolittle

The only way the Internet will continue to remain the thriving medium it has become today is to keep it under the control of the United States. ~ John Doolittle

My music is not a particular genre. It's not bubblegum or cheese. It's just good songs, pop songs. It's just my songs. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Fall the deep curtains,
delicate the weave,
fair the thread. ~ Hilda Doolittle

When I lost my husband [Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn], I just didn't want to work so hard anymore. I hate that I didn't quit things a lot more before he was gone. I stayed home for six years to take care of him but, at some point, I also felt I had to go back to work. ~ Loretta Lynn

No amount of time will weaken our allegiance to avenging those lost in the horrible attacks. America has a sharp memory, a firm resolve, and a commitment to her own. ~ John Doolittle

If the lot of you survives, Curran will fray the skin off your backs,' Doolittle said.
'That's what I always love about you, Doctor.' Raphael grinned. 'You're a cup-halfway-full kind of guy. All flowers and sunshine. ~ Ilona Andrews

I'm really into laces; I always accessorize with shoe laces whether I wear them as a belt, or attached to my shorts or in my hair or as a bracelet. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Constantly travelling means I don't always get to eat well - so it's probably a good idea for me to do some exercise. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear. ~ John Doolittle

Who dreams of a son,
save one,
childless, having no bright
face to flatter its own,
who dreams of a son? ~ Hilda Doolittle

I need someone to talk to. Well, not exactly talk. I need someone to listen. ~ Cait Doolittle

I was always into pop music, Destiny's Child, songs with catchy music. Even when I was writing when I was younger, it wasn't all about expressing myself; it was just about making fun music. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Can I be of assistance?" Saiman asked.
"Have you ever delivered a child?" Doolittle asked.
"Yes, I have."
"Good. We have to perform a C-section. One of her unborn is trying to kill the other."
"Fascinating," Saiman said. [p.304] ~ Ilona Andrews

I knew the poor,
I knew the hideous death they die,
when famine lays its bleak hand on the door;
I knew the rich,
sated with merriment,
who yet are sad. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Until it seems the whole city will be covered with gold pollen shaken from the bell-towers, lilies plundered with the weight of massive bees ... ~ Hilda Doolittle

There are some liberals eager to embrace a culture void of morals, but the majority of America is made up of honest, hard-working families who turned out in droves to protect the traditional way of life. ~ John Doolittle

That way of inspiration
is always open,
and open to everyone;
it acts as go-between, interpreter,
it explains symbols of the past
in to-day's imagery. ~ Hilda Doolittle

According to various polls conducted, the single most important issue in last week's election was not the Iraq War, not the War on Terror, not even the economy. It was the cultural war. ~ John Doolittle

I myself have seen the floating ships
And nothing will ever be the same
The shouts,
The harrowing voices within the house.
I stand apart with an army:
My mind is graven with ships. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Dead men would start and move
toward me to learn of love. ~ Hilda Doolittle

So it's my fault? I made you your bloody dinner. You didn't show up. Just couldn't pass up a chance to humiliate me, could you?"
Curran bit the air as if he had fangs. "I was challenged by two bears. They broke two of my ribs and dislocated my hip. When Doolittle finally finished setting my bones, I was four hours late. I asked if you called and they said no."
He'd sunk enough gravity into that "no" to bring down a building.
"If you were late, I would've turned the town inside out looking for you. I called you. You didn't answer. I was so sure something happened to you I dropped everything and dragged myself to your house. I came to check on you with broken bones and you weren't there."
"You're lying."
Curran snarled. "I left a note on your door. ~ Ilona Andrews

I could not accept from wisdom
what love taught,
woman is perfect. ~ Hilda Doolittle

If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so so from the neck up instead of from the neck down. ~ Jimmy Doolittle

You need a name."
I covered the receiver for a moment. "We need a team name."
"Hunters," Raphael said.
"Valiant Knights of the Fur," Dali said.
"Justice Group," Jim said. "Since Justice League is taken."
"Fools." Doolittle shook his head.
"Fools," I said into the receiver. ~ Ilona Andrews

O beautiful white land,
olives and wild anemone and violet
mingled among the shale,
and purple wings
of little winter-butterflies
say, here Psyche, the soul, lies. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I love dressing up. As kids, my friends and I would dress up as the Spice Girls - Posh Spice was my favourite because I had short brown hair like her. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Eliza has no use for the foolish romantic tradition that all women love to be mastered, if not actually bullied and beaten. ~ George Bernard Shaw

I love lots of designers. I will always love Vivienne Westwood; she is a legendary designer. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Fashion changes. Everyone in fashion changes. I think it's important to change it up and reinvent yourself every now and again. ~ Eliza Doolittle

I've featured in some soundtracks in the past, and I would love to do more. I love great soundtracks to movies. Quentin Tarantino always picks amazing soundtracks, so I would like to do something for him or write a song for him. ~ Eliza Doolittle

There must be real gods
see, the painted gods
how fair! ~ Hilda Doolittle

I played Joseph in 'Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat,' which was a bit silly because I am a girl. I wanted to be the narrator, but I had fun with it anyway. ~ Eliza Doolittle

I dreamt of Curran snarling "Fix her!" And Doolittle saying that he wasn't a god and there was only so much he could do. I dreamt of Julie crying by my bed, of Jim sitting near, of Andrea telling me some frustratingly complicated story . . . The noises blended in my head until finally I could stand it no longer. "Would all of you just be quiet? Please."
I blinked and saw Curran's face.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey." I smiled. There he was, alive. I was alive. "I was telling the people in my head to shut up."
"They have medication for that."
"I probably can't afford it."
He caressed my cheek.
"You came for me," I whispered.
"Always," he told me.
"You're a damn idiot. Trying to throw your life away?"
"Just staying sharp. Keeping you safe keeps me in shape."
He leaned in and kissed me softly on the lips. I reached for him and he hugged me to him and held on for a long moment. I closed my eyes, smiling at the simple pleasure of his skin on mine. ~ Ilona Andrews

I'd love to work with Pharrell, but it's annoying because everyone is working with him now, and you don't want to be like, 'Oh, I want to work with you, too.' But he is the dream. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Ah love is bitter and sweet,
but which is more sweet
the bitterness or the sweetness,
none has spoken it. ~ Hilda Doolittle

In light of these facts Republicans have put forth a variety of proposals to make Social Security remain solvent for future generations. But up to this point, Democrats have chosen to oppose our good faith efforts and insist that indeed there is no problem. ~ John Doolittle

Maid
of the luminous grey-eyes,
Mistress
of honey and marble implacable white thighs
and Goddess,
chaste daughter of Zeus. ~ Hilda Doolittle

HIGGINS [sitting down beside her] Rubbish! you shall marry an ambassador. You shall marry the Governor-General of India or the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, or somebody who wants a deputy-queen. I'm not going to have my masterpiece thrown away on Freddy.

LIZA. You think I like you to say that. But I haven't forgot what you said a minute ago; and I won't be coaxed round as if I was a baby or a puppy. If I can't have kindness, I'll have independence.

HIGGINS. Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

LIZA [rising determinedly] I'll let you see whether I'm dependent on you. If you can preach, I can teach. I'll go and be a teacher.

HIGGINS. What'll you teach, in heaven's name?

LIZA. What you taught me. I'll teach phonetics.

HIGGINS. Ha! Ha! Ha! ~ George Bernard Shaw

The heart
the heart
the heart
how it thrives on hate. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I love to make music that makes people feel mood-enhancing, life-affirming brilliance but I just make whatever comes out at the time and sometimes it's up and sometimes it down and sometimes it sideways with a hint of s smile. ~ Eliza Doolittle

No poetic phantasy
but a biological reality,
a fact: I am an entity
like bird, insect, plant
or sea-plant cell;
I live; I am alive. ~ Hilda Doolittle

For this beauty,
beauty without strength,
chokes out life. ~ Hilda Doolittle

The things I have
are nameless,
old and true;
they may not be named;
few may live and know. ~ Hilda Doolittle

The other thing I like, in fact, several months ago I introduced a bill to end the absurd catch and release policy where our government has been giving tickets, essentially, to people who enter illegally and then letting them go and show up of their own volition. ~ John Doolittle

No one knows,
the heart of a child,
how it grows
until it is too late. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Sing
and your hell is heaven,
your heaven less hell. ~ Hilda Doolittle

You will not see
that desire begets
love,
until it all flames
into one concise
and metallic blaze. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Love that I bear
within my breast
how is my armour melted
how my heart ~ Hilda Doolittle

With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism. ~ John Doolittle

My eye-balls are glass,
my limbs marble,
my face fixed
in its marble mask. ~ Hilda Doolittle

After all, the lies did serve to keep something from somebody, and the somebody was us. ~ Jerome Doolittle

For you are abstract,
making no mistake,
slurring no word
in the rhythm you make,
the poem,
writ in the air. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I really don't think plastic surgery is a good idea. People who've had it done don't look younger or better, they just look like they've had plastic surgery. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Lift up our eyes to you?
no, God, we stare and stare,
upon a nearer thing
that greets us here,
Death, violent and near. ~ Hilda Doolittle

We don't have to know,only to be:let go the jumble of worn words,reason and vanity. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I definitely can't live without eyeliner but a good way to get by is to decorate your eye lashes! ~ Eliza Doolittle

Thoth, Hermes, the stylus,
the palette, the pen, the quill endure,
though our books are a floor
of smouldering ash under our feet. ~ Hilda Doolittle

Whenever people used to ask me what I wanted to be when I was older, I would always say that I wanted to be a singer. When I was 12, I decided I would do something about it, so I started writing songs. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Music sets up ladders,
it makes us invisible,
it sets us apart,
it lets us escape;
but from the visible
there is no escape. ~ Hilda Doolittle

When I first played live, I would shake with fear, and my voice would tremble. But I do it for the love of it. There's nothing I love more than playing live. ~ Eliza Doolittle

I smiled,
I waited,
I was circumspect;
O never, never, never write that I
missed life or loving. ~ Hilda Doolittle

I'm interested in wartime stories, as I think it's important to remember what the soldiers went through. ~ Eliza Doolittle

Our minds can go no further. The human imagination is capable of no further expression of beauty than the carved owl of Athene, the archaic, marble serpent, the arrogant selfish head of the Acropolis Apollo. ~ Hilda Doolittle