John Kerry had a very vivid imagination as a young person. I mean, he actually did go and take his bicycle from Norway to go camp in Sherwood Forest to be around the ghost of Robin Hood. Douglas Brinkley bicyclecampforest Change image and share on social
Reality has always been too small for the human imagination. We're always trying to transcend. Brenda Laurel humanimaginationreality Change image and share on social
This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts. Adam Smith bafflecasefact Change image and share on social
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana. James Welch bitedesireear Change image and share on social
But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers? James Thomson amidboastcreation Change image and share on social
I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination. Jesse Ventura findhistoryimagination Change image and share on social
The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. Derek Walcott englishimaginationlanguage Change image and share on social
If when we are taught English we are just taught the rules of grammar, it would take all our love of our language away from us. What makes us love a subject like English is when we learn all these fantastic stories. Feeding the imagination is what makes a subject come alive. Daniel Tammet aliveenglishfantastic share on social
For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we create a pearl around them. John Banville carrycreateimagination Change image and share on social
Reason respects the differences, and imagination the similitudes of things. Percy Bysshe Shelley differenceimaginationreason Change image and share on social
