Louis Sullivan Quotes

The feudal concept of self-preservation is poisoned at the core by the virulent assumption of master and man, of potentate and slave, of external and internal suppression of the life urge of the only one - of its faith in human sacrifice as a means of salvation.

Louis Sullivan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 3, 1856 - April 14, 1924

Topics

LifeFaithManSacrificeHumanCore

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Tom Robbins

LoveTimeLookingPerfectCreating

In classrooms full of students who range from brilliant to sullen disaffection, it's games - and often games alone - that I've seen engage every single person in the room. For some, the right kind of play can spell the difference between becoming part of something, and the lifelong feeling that they're not meant to take part.

Tom Chatfield

AloneFeelingPersonPlayKind

Thankfully, I have a very full life. I'm married with kids, so I have a lot of things to focus on, other projects either in post-production or pre-production, so you just do the best you can.

Matt Bomer

LifeBestFocusYouThingsKids

I've been seeing superhero movies as long as I can remember. I don't think they're going anywhere.

Michael Pena

ThinkRememberLongSeeingI Can

With my early work I got eviscerated by my male professors, and so you learned to disguise your impulses, as many women have done. And that's definitely changed.

Judy Chicago

WorkWomenYouEarlyDoneDisguise

I would see b-boys breakdancing in the hallway, I thought it was cool. I started practicing in my living room, then started battling, and then I joined a crew, and we started getting into competitions. In fact, we still battle - for fun now.

Jay Park

FunCoolThoughtBattleNowLiving

I want to be around people, not crickets.

Jonathan Knight

PeopleWantAround

The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think.

Colin Firth

PeopleThinkCountryUnderstandMore

Vice, by comparison with terrible accidents, has its own peculiar explanation. For, in a way, it does occur in accordance with the rationale of nature, and its occurrence is not, so to speak, useless in relation to the whole world. For otherwise, the good would not exist, either.

Chrysippus

NatureGoodWorldSpeakWayUseless

The world has shifted to the palm of our hand, or a tablet. We hadn't been investing in 'Quicken' that way.

Brad D. Smith

WorldHandWayPalmInvestingBeen

Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.

William Golding

SleepWindFlyingUpsetOutHigh

I basically taught myself how to sing and play by copying records, and that's just how it was for me. I know that's true for a lot of budding musicians out there - that's the thing that gets them inspired, is trying to learn their favorite songs. I think it's a great way to teach yourself.

Susanna Hoffs

GreatMyselfYourselfMeThinkPlay

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