E. M. Forster Quotes

They cared for no one, they were outside humanity, and death, had it come, would only have continued their pursuit of a retreating horizon.

E. M. Forster

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There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.

Edmund White
- People
- Life
- Up
The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

C. Northcote Parkinson
- Society
- Product
- Boredom
You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.' It's like... I don't think you want to hear my opinion about this.

Callie Khouri
- Women
- Think
- Me
The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease.

Illinois Jacquet
- Music
- Band
- Sound
Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

Adam Hamilton
- God
- Jesus
- Forgiveness
Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

Daniel Barenboim
- People
- Home
- Think