“In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.” Continue reading
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Television
“I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.” Continue reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. on History
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Continue reading
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on Death
“The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.” Continue reading
Gian Vincenzo Gravina Cynical Quote
“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” Continue reading
Tom Stoppard on Art & Imagination
“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.” Continue reading
Carl Sagan on Science
“I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true.” Continue reading
Horace on Poetry
“No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.” Continue reading
Aristotle on Politics
“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Patriotism
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” Continue reading
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