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children knowledge enemy
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend. Charles Caleb Colton
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality.
children heaven wish
Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it.
children believe streets
The streets looked small, of course. The streets that we have only seen as children always do I believe when we go back to them Charles Dickens
children taken ideas
That, they never could lay their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never tolerate the idea of their wives laying their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never endure the notion of their children laying their heads on their pillows; in short , that there never more could be , for them or theirs , any laying of heads upon pillows at all , unless the prisioner's head was taken off. The Attorney General during the trial of Mr. Darnay
children pride men
Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image.
children character eye
He was a very young boy; quite a little child. His hair still hung in curls about his face, and his eyes were very bright; but their light was of Heaven, not earth.
children character pride
"A child!" said Edith, looking at her. "When was I a child? What childhood did you ever leave to me? I was a woman - artful, designing, mercenary, laying snares for men - before I knew myself, or you, or even understood the base and wretched aim of every new display I learnt. You gave birth to a woman. Look upon her. She is in her pride tonight."
children boys two
I never see any difference in boys. I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys and beef-faced boys.
artist would-be wanted
If the audience knew what they wanted then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artist. Alan Moore
artist looks roles
The role of the artist is to not look away. Akira Kurosawa
artist medicine sculpture
I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything have one primary concern - mankind. Chico Hamilton
artist creating joy
It's very difficult for me to dislike an artist. No matter what he's creating, the fact that he's experiencing the joy of creation makes me feel like we're in a brotherhood of some kind we're in it together. Chick Corea
artist oil use
It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method. Edward Hopper
artist form impressive
I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me.
artist expression innovation
If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression.
artist painting intimate
My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.
artist cities bigs
Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics.
littles want wealth
Wealth is a relative thing since those who have little and want less are richer than those who have much but want more.
littles energy should
The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it. Alan Jackson
littles lasts would-be
Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say. Alan Colmes
littles statistics might
Have you ever thought, headmaster, that your standards might perhaps be a little out of date? Of course they're out of date. Standards are always out of date. That is what makes them standards. Alan Bennett
littles remember film
When I was 12 I made some little films with my friends. I tried to make gangster films, like Fantomas, but I remember being very disappointed with them. They weren't frightening at all. I'm sure they'd be very funny now. Alain Resnais
littles berries chuck
I watched Elvis Presley become - I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard. I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing. Al Jarreau
littles mouths fungi
A sickly little smile grew and died on his mouth like a fungus. China Mieville
littles
She would not have put herself out so much to say so little. Edith Wharton
littles oscars tomorrow
I won and I get to scream and jump a little. But I got to go back to work tomorrow. Benicio Del Toro