Northrop Frye Quotes
Science fiction is a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency to myth.
Northrop Frye
Quotes to Explore
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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
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I see the Calvin Klein girl as strong, fun, and confident.
Hanneli Mustaparta
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
Halle Berry
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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
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It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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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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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
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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
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I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful.
Mary Gaitskill
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My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.
Miranda Lambert
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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
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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
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It was always important to me to be confident and strong with myself. It didn't happen overnight, but I've learned that the only way you can start to control things is if you feel a certain way about yourself.
Jillian Hervey
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When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.
Antisthenes
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I came from two harsh dictatorships, Nazi and Stalinist. I never thought of becoming a writer as such, yet in a lucid moment, I recognised what I had to do.
Imre Kertesz
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You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven.
Charles Simeon
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It was the momentary yielding of a nature that had been disappointed from the dawn of its perceptions, but had not quite given up all its hopeful yearnings yet.
Charles Dickens
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Science fiction is a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency to myth.
Northrop Frye
