Johan Huizinga Quotes

In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science.

Johan Huizinga

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: December 7, 1872 - February 1, 1945

Topics

ScienceArtReligionAmericaPlace

I used to play rugby, polo, tennis, and cricket in school. It was only in the 1990s, when I used to live just opposite Harrods in London, that I started putting on weight. I used to have my breakfast there every day.

Adnan Sami

LiveDaySchoolBreakfastCricket

I'm a slow starter, but it's time to flip on the switch.

Joe Cowley

TimeSlowFlipSwitchStarter

We aren't leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We import $500 billion a year more in products than we export.

Jennifer Granholm

GreatWorldYearMoreEconomyWeak

I had a reporter ask me how much I weigh. I said to him, 'You go first: How much do you weigh?' People always ask me what I eat. Other artists don't get asked these questions.

Meghan Trainor

PeopleMeQuestionsYouGoSaid

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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I am that prodigal son who wasted all the portion entrusted to me by my father. But I have not yet fallen at my father's knees. I have not yet begun to put away from me the enticements of my former riotous living.

St. Jerome

FatherSonI AmMeLivingWasted

I believe you accomplish what you measure.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

BelieveYouMeasureAccomplish

Growing up, I felt like I couldn't talk about certain things until I had the outlets to do so. Once you're able to be honest and say things as they are, it removes this crazy stigma and fear around it.

Miles Heizer

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The documentary genre, shows like 'Making a Murderer' and 'The Jinx' on HBO, there's been a whole raft of long-form docs.

Louis Theroux

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The President also talked at length about how well the American economy is doing. Apparently, he got his information on this topic from his millionaire supporters. For the average working family, these are trying economic times.

Jose Serrano

FamilyAmericanDoingInformation

An awful lot of actors shy away from the uglier aspects of the human condition. They want to be liked, which is a cop-out. You've got to go for it.

Diana Rigg

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At 18, I felt I was too young to think about having my eggs frozen.

Delta Goodrem

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