W. H. Auden Quotes
Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his master's commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion and so do some writers, enslaved by an all too personal style.W. H. Auden
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
Hamza Yusuf -
I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
Carine Roitfeld -
The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
Patrick deWitt -
It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
Sam Harris -
One can not impede scientific progress.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
Viggo Mortensen -
Growing up on a mountain in Tennessee, I spent most of my childhood outside.
Rachel Boston -
Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
Salman Rushdie -
I think that my mother, Frances Dorothy Peck, modeled her whole life on that of Scarlett O'Hara.
Pat Conroy -
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
Dani Shapiro -
What is extraordinary about contemporary art is the energy - it has our energy. New energy. Pieces hundreds of years old are beautiful from an aesthetic point of view, but without our modern energy.
Victor Pinchuk
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
Barbara Amiel -
The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.
Warren Buffett -
I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
K. A. Applegate -
I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training.
Zach Gilford -
Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.
Fidel Castro -
The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.
Naftali Bennett
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In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.
John F. Kennedy -
We have a documentary film festival in Mexico. It's really original. It's called Ambulante, and it's a film festival that travels around several cities in Mexico.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
Satan will be ready to help forward such thoughts as a fit medium to lift thee up , and slacken thy care in duty for the future. Such discoveries do indeed bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree and measure of it. The weak child may be, yea, is, oftener in the lap than the strong.
William Gurnall -
On MySpace ... the whole demographic of the stand-up comedy fan has changed. It's like an indie band thing. People think they've discovered you.
Jim Gaffigan -
I think with being blind the one thing you would have going is that you could still feel things, see your way around so to speak. And if you had had the experience of seeing at one time in your life, then you would know what it was like and be able to function. I've said this before, I think I could really photograph blind if I had to.
William Eggleston -
Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his master's commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion and so do some writers, enslaved by an all too personal style.
W. H. Auden