Quotes with common-place

Quotes 1121 till 1131 of 1131.

  • John F. Kennedy I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Andre Breton If I place love above everything, it is because for me it is the most desperate, the most despairing state of affairs imaginable.
    Andre Breton
    French writer (1896 - 1966)
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  • B. W. Powe If our dreams can last, then we could turn our time and place to gold.
    Towards A Canada of Light Third Meditation, p. 161
    B. W. Powe
    Canadian poet, novelist and teacher (1955 - )
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  • Antoine de Saint-Exupery It is such a secret place, the land of tears.
    Antoine de Saint-Exupery
    French writer (1900 - 1944)
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  • Helen Keller Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but the smell makes the garden a place of joy.
    Helen Keller
    American writer (1880 - 1968)
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  • Ambrose Bierce Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
    Ambrose Bierce
    American writer (1842 - 1914)
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  • Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
    Austrian - English philosopher (1889 - 1951)
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  • Pablo Picasso The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
    Pablo Picasso
    Spanish painter, draftsman and sculptor (1881 - 1973)
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  • Pablo Picasso The artist is a recepticle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
    Pablo Picasso
    Spanish painter, draftsman and sculptor (1881 - 1973)
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  • Denis Diderot The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
    Denis Diderot
    French philosopher (1713 - 1784)
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  • Walter Bagehot The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
    Walter Bagehot
    English economist (1826 - 1877)
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