Kenneth Clark Quotes
People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.Kenneth Clark
Quotes to Explore
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
Randy Neugebauer -
When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
Sampha -
I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
Flume -
I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
Queen Latifah -
You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
Lance Henriksen -
I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
Hansika Motwani
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
Farnaz Fassihi -
I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.
Jack Gilbert -
A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
Barry Levinson -
That's a rule in the business. No tongue. You can't really get into it, otherwise, it's weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.
Rachel Bilson -
Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
Sam Kean -
In China, you have to have a strong leader for a business to get anything done.
Zong Qinghou
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I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.
Karin Fossum -
I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
Calista Flockhart -
Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.
Lafcadio Hearn -
I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
Victoria Aveyard -
He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
Abraham Lincoln -
You never know what the future brings.
Randy Jackson Breakfast Club
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I don't have anything against my mom, but my family has no emotional connection to each other.
Adam Carolla -
I honestly always really try to get people to share their feelings. I always say to everyone that communication is key.
Anne-Marie -
There have been many gay knights in the past - like Sir Noel Coward or Sir John Gielgud.
Ian Mckellen -
Those quotations were really quite obscure. Anyone can see that he is a very well read man.
Barbara Pym -
We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our lives.
Charlotte Rae -
People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.
Kenneth Clark