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Quote by John Philpot Curran

“Madame de Stael talks herself into a beauty.”

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John Philpot Curran was an Irish politician and lawyer, born on July 24, 1750, and died on October 14, 1817. He played a significant role in the Irish independence movement, known for his advocacy and oratory skills. more

“[On her collaboration with Adolph Green:] We stare at each other. We meet, whether or not we have a project, just to keep up a continuity of working. There are long periods when nothing happens, and it's just boring and disheartening. But we have a theory that nothing's wasted, even those long days of staring at one another. You sort of have to believe that, don't you? That you had to go through all that to get to the day when something did happen.”

Believe Long Happens Creativity Theory Periods Projects Green Boring Things Happen Staring Collaboration Continuity Long Day Disheartening

Author:Betty Comden

“President Reagan didn't always know what he knew.”

Knows President Knowledge President Reagan

Book:Under Fire: An American Story

Source: Under Fire: An American Story

“I stopped dropping acid for a while after my daughter was born. It's hard to keep an eye on the kid while you're hallucinating.”

Hard Eye Kids Born Daughter My Daughter Dropping Acid Dropping Acid

Author:Grace Slick

“If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises.”

Ifs Planets Compromise Fanaticism Misandry Man Hating

Author:Storm Jameson

“In my firm, we dealt in lies. Advertising is that ... the skilful use of the truth to mislead, to spoil, to debase.”

Use Lying Advertising Firm Spoil Mislead

Book:The Journal of Mary Hervey Russell

Source: The Journal of Mary Hervey Russell

“Great advertising is the expression of deep emotional sincerity.”

Emotional Expression Advertising Sincerity Great Advertising Deep Emotional

Book:Company parade

Source: Company parade

“to grow old is to have taken away, one by one, all gifts of life, the food and wine, the music and the company. ... the gods unloose, one by one, the mortal fingers that cling to the edge of the table.”

Grows Company Taken Tables Wine Aging Fingers Edges Mortals Food And Wine Gifts Of Life

Book:Three kingdoms

Source: Three kingdoms

“No form of art repeats or imitates successfully all that can be said by another; the writer conveys his experience of life along a channel of communication closed to painter, mathematician, musician, film-maker.”

Art Said Film Form Artist Communication Musician Painter Repeats Makers Mathematician

Book:Parthian Words

Source: Parthian Words

“Fear is the deep motive of abstract art - fear of a repellent civilization which is dominated by the power of things. ... who can be surprised if, more sensitive than the others, the artist is terrified by the power things have acquired over us?”

Ifs Art Artist Civilization Sensitive Motive Abstract Terrified Abstract Art

Author:Storm Jameson

“Is it really beyond our wits to devise some form of censorship which would trap only the crudely sadistic?”

Form Wit Censorship Traps Sadistic

Book:Parthian Words

Source: Parthian Words

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