Harold Bloom Quotes
In the finest critics one hears the full cry of the human. They tell one why it matters to read.
Quotes to Explore
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I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, 'Why?'
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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.
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If you listen to a Deadmau5 record or a Skrillex record, I really enjoy that stuff because, as aggressive sounding as the Skrillex records are, they're still musical, and that's why they have such a broad appeal.
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The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
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Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
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Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.
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When we tune in to an especially human way of viewing the landscape powerfully, it resonates with an audience.
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Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
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The most frightening pages of history are those which reveal how easily conditions making a desert of the human spirit may come into existence, with the oozings away of incentive and kindliness in our natural social structure.
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I don't know why you play a team sport and not be concerned about making your teammates better and helping your team win games. That's the only thing that really matters, and if you're the best player, surely you're going to have some effect on the game's outcome.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.
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The reason why I meditate and pray in general is just to remind myself that it is not about me.
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I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people stay. It's heartbreaking.
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People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away when I got into the arts.
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I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all.
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In most companies, the formal hierarchy is a matter of public record - it's easy to discover who's in charge of what. By contrast, natural leaders don't appear on any organization chart.
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Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.
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In the finest critics one hears the full cry of the human. They tell one why it matters to read.
