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“What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.”

Doe Home Care Force Attitude Watches Taken Society Intellectual Treated Ignored Crave Persecuted

Author:Eric Hoffer

“Gormenghast, that is, the main massing of the original stone, taken by itself would have displayed a certain ponderous architectural quality were it possible to have ignored the circumfusion of those mean dwellings that swarmed like an epidemic around it s Outer Walls.”

Mean Certain Quality Taken Wall Stones Originals Ignored Dwelling Epidemics Gormenghast

Book:Titus Groan

Source: Titus Groan

“A landscape painting in which composition is ignored is like a line taken from a poem at random: it lacks context, and may or may not make sense.”

May Lines Taken Painting Landscape Make Sense Composition Ignored Landscape Painting

Author:Walter J. Phillips

“we are far too used to the assumption that poetry and poets will be there when we want them, no matter how long they have been ignored, taken for granted, misused. After all, isn't poetry a form of prophecy, and aren't prophets known for their talent for flourishing in inhospitable deserts and other bleak surroundings? Maybe. But maybe not indefinitely.”

Source: A movement of poets: thoughts on poetry and feminism

“Always remember that market quotations are there for convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored.”

Remember Taken Advantage Investing Quotations Ignored Convenience Taken Advantage

Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

“Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a representationof contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a representation ofanything - except a show to be ignored by anyone capable of sitting uprightin a chair and chewing gum simultaneously.”

Want Shows Reality Taken Capable Sitting Series Contemporary Producers Dramatic Chairs Representation Ignored Want U Gum Chewing Chewing Gum

Author:Richard Schickel