Doris Lessing Quotes

What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.

Doris Lessing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 22, 1919 - November 17, 2013

Topics

LearningRespectPastPeopleSociety

In the nineteen-thirties, one in four Americans got their news from William Randolph Hearst, who lived in a castle and owned twenty-eight newspapers in nineteen cities.

Jill Lepore

NewsLivedCastleGotWhoFour

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.

John Dyer

FreedomPressureLandscapeArtist

I am grateful to have my life back and for the friends and family who never gave up on me, for a God who was there when I was ready to find him. I am grateful for so much, that every day, one day at a time, is Thanksgiving.

Andrew Zimmern

LifeFamilyGodTimeDayGrateful

I think you just learn to maybe slow some of the key situations in the game down.

Matt Cain

GameThinkKeySlowLearnYou

In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I don't think you could say something nicer to an entertainer or performer - can't get more respectful.

Steven Adler

PeopleThinkLanguageYouSayMore

The facts of the fossil record never justified denying poor people a healthy diet. The facts of the weather record do not justify denying poor people affordable energy. And no set of facts, whatever they may be, can justify denying scientists - or anyone else, for that matter - the right to free speech.

Robert Zubrin

PeopleWeatherFreeEnergyFacts

I used to finish school and go and play football.

Roberto Firmino

FootballSchoolPlayGoFinishUsed

You can't call ISIS the JV team. You can't say that they're contained. Sure, we've had some success, but we have not defeated them.

Ron Johnson

SuccessTeamYouSayDefeatedSure

I always try to plan things out, but they never work out the way I expect.

Lucas Till

WorkPlanWayTryNeverOut

Being a kid and growing up is such a cool part of life.

Devon Werkheiser

LifeCoolGrowing UpGrowingKidUp

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

Anton Chekhov

ScienceArtAlwaysSurroundedWell

I should say that generally I'm a pretty happy person, but as soon as I'm done with a project, I'm usually not happy at all. I feel a little empty and strange. I begin to think about how I can get better, stretch more artistically and intellectually. My biggest worry is getting complacent.

Philipp Meyer

HappyThinkBetterFeelWorryI Can

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