John Dalberg-Acton Quotes

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

John Dalberg-Acton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902

Topics

HistorySoulMemoryBurden

Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools - only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art.

Jerry Saltz

GreatTimeArtWaterYourselfCool

If they don't think, people act senselessly.

Andrei Platonov

PeopleThinkAct

I found filmmaking to be a very practical art form. It's about figuring out how to create within the very practical limitations/constraints of time, money, and large groups of collaborators.

Jeff Nichols

TimeArtMoneyFilmmakingCreate

Exclusives are bad for artists, bad for consumers, and bad for the whole industry.

Troy Carter

BadIndustryArtistsWholeConsumers

Trump could teach Republicans in Washington a lot if only they stopped posturing long enough to watch carefully.

Tucker Carlson

EnoughLongWashingtonTeachWatch

I cannot think of a greater symbol of human resistance and courage than our Nobel laureate colleague Andrei Sakharov.

Torsten Wiesel

CourageThinkResistanceHumanThan

I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.

Ming-Na Wen

HopeAmericanHollywoodHong Kong

Prosperity makes few friends.

Luc de Clapiers

FriendsProsperityFewMakes

I used to be a video game freak, but I've kind of like eased back.

Ludacris

GameBackKindFreakUsedLike

There are three main pillars of China's economy. One is export, which is limited by sluggish global demand. The second is investment. In many sectors, there is already too much investment and overcapacity. The third is consumption.

Lou Jiwei

Too MuchInvestmentThreeEconomy

I'd love to do more woodworking, and maybe will someday, but I wasn't brought up in that environment. My wife is better at woodworking, and most around-the-house skills, than I am.

Joseph Monninger

LoveWifeI AmBetterEnvironment

America under Trump has gone from being a world leader to an object of derision.

Joseph Stiglitz

LeaderWorldAmericaGoneBeing

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