Northrop Frye Quotes

Science fiction is a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency to myth.

Northrop Frye

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• In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.

  

  Otto Wallach
  • Great
  • Strong
  • Present

• I see the Calvin Klein girl as strong, fun, and confident.

  

  Hanneli Mustaparta
  • Fun
  • Girl
  • Strong

• In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!

  

  Halle Berry
  • Men
  • Women
  • Strong

• Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans' job to remind Americans of that fact.

  

  Gary Bauer
  • Job
  • Strong
  • Freedom

• It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

  

  Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • People
  • Done
  • Strong

• What's really important? That I'm an individual, I guess. I am an individual - a strong one, too. I'm Natalie Cole. I gotta be me.

  

  Natalie Cole
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  • Strong
  • Individual

• The Swedish language combines the strong manhood of the German with the delicate beauty of the Italian.

  

  Bayard Taylor
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  • Language
  • Beauty

• The Seventies seemed like this really open time. There were a lot of strong women characters deciding what kind of artists they wanted to be.

  

  Rachel Kushner
  • Time
  • Women
  • Strong

• I was able to promote a strong defense budget when it could have been cut a lot more severely.

  

  Vicky Hartzler
  • Strong
  • More
  • Budget

• I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.

  

  Hakeem Olajuwon
  • Strong
  • Sometimes
  • Voice

• To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

  

  Sade Adu
  • Mother
  • Strong
  • Be Strong

• For Man's grim Justice goes its way,And will not swerve aside:It slays the weak, it slays the strong,It has a deadly stride:With iron heel it slays the strong,The monstrous parricide!

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Strong
  • Justice
  • Weak

• Loving movies myself, I know when I see a film with someone with a strong persona, it's hard to overlay another character on top of that.

  

  Jeff Bridges
  • Character
  • Strong

• The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat.

  

  Ann Veneman
  • People
  • America
  • Strong

• If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.

  

  Marian Seldes
  • Strong
  • Religious

• I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful.

  

  Mary Gaitskill
  • World
  • Strong

• My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.

  

  Miranda Lambert
  • Music
  • Strong
  • Vulnerability

• I guess I've always been really strong minded about what I wear; I've never followed what other people consider fashionable or what styles are happening at the time.

  

  Bonnie Wright
  • People
  • Time
  • Strong

• China has always maintained that all countries, big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, are equal members of the international community and they should stand and speak in the world as such.

  

  Li Peng
  • World
  • Strong
  • Small

• A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity.

  

  David Lynch The Platters
  • Mind
  • Real
  • Strong

• When we acquire businesses in the developing world, we estimate if the growth opportunities are strong.

  

  Adi Godrej
  • World
  • Strong
  • Growth

• As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said and done? A painter has only one language.

  

  Pablo Picasso
  • Done
  • Art
  • Giving

• I would like to collaborate with Lana Del Rey . She just has the perfect voice! I love it.

  

  Martin Garrix Area21
  • Voice
  • Collaborate
  • Lana Del Rey

• Science fiction is a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency to myth.

  

  Northrop Frye
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  • Fiction
  • Romance