John Ruskin Quotes

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.

John Ruskin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 8, 1819 - January 20, 1900

Topics

BeautyLightShadowsJustEnjoyed

Embryonic stem cell research will prolong life, improve life and give hope for life to millions of people.

Jim Ramstad

LifeHopePeopleResearchWillGive

I have two new nephews and a new niece this year, so I have plenty of kids that I can spend time with.

Anjelica Huston

TimeYearI CanNewNieceNephews

'Le Reve' may be one of the three best pictures Pablo Picasso ever painted.

Steve Wynn

BestPicturesThreeMayEver

My pain threshold is quite high when it comes to vanity.

Trinny Woodall

PainVanityHighThresholdQuite

I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.

Roger Ross Williams

ChildhoodRealityKindMy OwnOwn

I met some lifelong friends doing 'The Archers.'

Lucy Davis

FriendsDoingLifelongSomeMet

Without aging white males, I doubt the 'New York Times' would survive. How many young people, females, Hispanics and blacks subscribe to the 'New York Times?'

Dennis Prager

AgingNew YorkPeopleSurviveDoubt

Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script.

Douglas Wood

QualityMeImportantOriginality

What matters most is your overall way of eating and living.

Dean Ornish

EatingLivingWayMattersYourMost

We judge athletes as if we all don't have trouble performing our various duties from time to time.

David Shields

TimeJudgeTroublePerformingOur

Overcrowded cities are spawning increasingly lawless suburbs. Waste is accumulating in and around them, straining the capacity to deal with it.

Christian de Duve

DealWasteCapacitySuburbsAround

I love anything that's sort of surreal and with fantasy.

Christina Hendricks

LoveFantasyAnythingSurrealSort

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