“Every period of life has its peculiar prejudices; whoever saw old age, that did not applaud the past, and condemn the present times?” AgePastSawsPeriodsPrejudiceOld AgePeculiarPresent Time Author:Michel de Montaigne
“At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth.” MindIdeasFactsFeelingsFoundGivenCommonCenturyPeriodsPrejudiceTwentieth Century Book:Human Work Source: Human Work
“It is delightful to read on the spot the impressions and opinions of tourists who visited a hundred years ago, in the vehicles and with the aesthetic prejudices of the period, the places which you are visiting now. The voyage ceases to be a mere tour through space; you travel through time and thought as well.” YearsWellsSpaceOpinionPeriodsHundredYears AgoPrejudiceMereCeaseImpressionSpotsAestheticVehicleDelightfulVoyagesTouristsVisitingRough Times Book:Complete Essays: 1920-1925 Source: Complete Essays: 1920-1925
“His [Frank Sinatra] voice defined not only a certain period of time, but America and what America meant to the world. Sinatra grew up, as my grandparents did, when being Italian was very, very prejudice against, but they didn't let it bring them down or use it as an excuse.” WorldUseAmericaCertainVoiceGrewPeriodsGrew UpPrejudiceExcuseDefinedItalianFrankGrandparentBeing Italian Author:Robert Davi
“What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.” WorldHateUnderstandingPeriodsPrejudiceUnityConfusedBigotryNo Hate Author:Stevie Wonder
“There are periods of despondency and suffering which take possession of me. But I don't want anything but my own way. That is wanting a good deal, of course, when you have to trample upon the lives, the hearts, the prejudices of others-” WayWantHeartSufferingCoursesMy OwnDealsPeriodsPrejudicePossessionDespondency Book:The Awakening Source: The Awakening
“If this were fiction, could even the most brilliant novelist contrive to make credible so short a period in which pride had been subdued and prejudice overcome?” IfsFictionPridePeriodsOvercomingPrejudiceBrilliantNovelistsCredible Author:P. D. James
“I've always been intrigued with the male characters in novels like 'Pride and Prejudice' such as Mr. Darcy, and this poem is part of a series of poems that explore desire and obsessions. The poems have been sitting in a drawer for a few years, so I decided to dust them off and work on them again since I have not written a new poem in more than three years. I'm not sure anything will become of the series, but at least it gives me something to work on in a period where I feel very uncreative.” GivingFeelsYearsHas BeensCharacterDesireThreeNovelWrittenPridePeriodsSittingDecidedGive MePrejudiceSeriesMalesObsessionDustNot SureThree YearsIntriguedDrawersDarcy Author:Victoria Chang