Conrad Aiken Quotes
A small but brilliant advance made today by someone’s awareness may for the moment reach a very small audience, but insofar as it’s valid and beautiful, it will make its way and become part of the whole world of consciousness. So in that sense it’s all working toward this huge audience, and all working toward a better man.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
-
Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
-
There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.
-
I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
-
You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
-
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
-
Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever.
-
My mum is an artist and very into creative expression and freedom.
-
If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
-
Myth is a powerful medium because it talks to the emotions and not the head. It moves us into an area of mystery.
-
Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.
-
The physical ego serves as its own worst enemy when, by delusive material behavior, it eclipses its true nature as the ever blessed soul.
-
One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
-
There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
-
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
-
Islam has shown two faces to the Jews, one benevolent, one less so.
-
When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
-
The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it's a woman who's extremely vain.
-
We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times.
-
Capitalism has its weaknesses. But it is capitalism that ended the stranglehold of the hereditary aristocracies, raised the standard of living for most of the world and enabled the emancipation of women.
-
I don’t suppose she would recognize a deep, beautiful thought if you handed it to her on a skewer with tartare sauce.
-
I think Messi is the best forward in the world. It is very difficult to play against him. But he is not only a forward, he is moving everywhere. He is a very good player.
-
I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week.
-
A small but brilliant advance made today by someone’s awareness may for the moment reach a very small audience, but insofar as it’s valid and beautiful, it will make its way and become part of the whole world of consciousness. So in that sense it’s all working toward this huge audience, and all working toward a better man.
