Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin
José Bergamín Gutiérrezwas a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. His father served as president of the canton of Málaga; his mother was a Catholic. Bergamín was influenced by both politics and religion and attempted to reconcile Communism and Catholicism throughout his life, remarking "I would die supporting the Communists, but no further than that."...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionWriter
CountrySpain
motivational atheist doubt
A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.
confused pride men
Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.
failing be-prepared ready
To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.
dance rhythm
There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don't dance at all.
stars thinking thoughtful
A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.
music opposites doe
Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.
firsts noise music-is
The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.
sin poet thinker
The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's.
revolutionary tradition
All true tradition usually appears revolutionary.
intelligent animal different
We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.
life men thinking
The quality of a man's mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.
dance mother daughter
Morality measured in centimeters: all mothers believe that only their daughters dance decently.
music eye over-you
When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.
music car lovely
When I listen to the engine of my car, I might say it sounds fine, but it would not occur to me to say "What lovely music!