Stephen Greenblatt Quotes

What matters here are the works - finally without them his life would be uninteresting. What matters, that is, are the astonishing things that he left behind. If we can get the life in relation to the works, then it can take off.

Stephen Greenblatt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 7, 1943

Topics

LifeMattersWithoutTakeLeftHere

The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews... those are the stories of my life. I am telling the stories of my life in a true way.

Joe Bastianich

LifeFoodI AmFreeWineMy Life

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.

John Rawls

JusticeIgnorancePrinciplesVeil

Israel deserves special treatment from the United States, both for historical reasons and because there can be no regional peace without a secure Israel.

Stephen Kinzer

PeaceSpecialWithoutHistorical

In my midteens I went through a brief stage of religious fanaticism, but it was very much about just saying prayers and stuff like that, reciting rosaries and spending a lot of time on that kind of Catholic ritual.

Robert Crumb

TimeSayingKindStageThroughJust

Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude.

Robert Winston

GreatManPurposeConflictSeeds

I try to listen to as much different music as possible - I've always got music blasting in my ears!

Mike Posner

MusicPossibleTryListenAlways

It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money.

Demetrious Johnson

MoneyYouNumbersAlwaysAboutGets

This Network Generation have grown up in a connected world. With Skype, Facebook, Twitter and the Internet, the world is at their fingertips via their smart phone. They find the idea of watching TV programmes at a time to suit the broadcaster quaint and old-fashioned.

Douglas Alexander

TimeSmartWorldGenerationInternet

When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to.

Brian Eno

LieMeThoughtUncleKnowYoung

Arafat conducts terror; his strategy is the strategy of terror.

Ariel Sharon

StrategyTerrorHisArafat

I don't think about numbers. I think more about what I can give back to the club for the faith they have invested in me.

Alisson

FaithMeThinkBackI CanNumbers

Christ made the bread the sacrament of his body only: wherefore as the bread is no similitude of his blood, so am I not bound or ought to affirm, that his blood is there present.

William Tyndale

PresentBodyBreadBloodOnlyMade

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