Terence
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. Terence apparently died young, probably in Greece or on his way back to Rome. All of the six plays Terence wrote have survived...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionWriter
bad beginning great sprung time
Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.
brains dancing feet head love seem
They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head
I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.
money
I do not give money for just mere hopes.
Nothing is said that has not been said before.
basis
We are probably going to see another 75 basis points.
action affected decisions direct movement organized people protest
The people most affected have to be organized and activated?only a movement of direct action and protest is going to move those who make decisions to do the right thing.
good
Will this new play be good or bad? Nothing else matters. Nothing at all.
I don't think anything you've written is immortal as yet.
belly instead
Transforming a line like that makes it into a belly laugh instead of a laugh against us.
cruel fleming saw skinned tight
Bond was how Fleming saw himself; the sardonic, cruel mouth, the hard, tight skinned face.
mushrooms levels able
It's as though a certain level of intoxication with the mushroom is the precondition for being able to communicate, but is not itself enough.
future gun civilization
Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.
monkeys coral-reefs kind
We have changed. We are no longer, as I said, bipedal monkeys. We are instead a kind of cybernetic coral reef of organic components and inorganic technological components.