Christopher Dawson Quotes

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.

Christopher Dawson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 12, 1889 - May 25, 1970

Topics

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Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.

Jennifer Hudson

SchoolFamousGrammarAlwaysSinger

I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.

Mavis Staples

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The extraordinary context of 'Coriolanus' is that it's the first republic - it's the first attempt to create a society not ruled by a monarch. It changes the whole system, and you see how the establishment reacts to that, how they have disdain but play along - and you recognize this is the whole American republican system.

Robert Lepage

SocietyAmericanYouCreatePlay

We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.

Matthew Rhys

GoodStupidFeel GoodFeelYouLike

Jazz does what it wants to, and so does The Wu.

Amanda Seales

JazzWantsDoes

OK - we like to say how a striker creates space and influences matches in other ways, but let's not pretend: at the end of the season, the best striker everyone talks about is the top scorer.

Alvaro Morata

BestSpaceEndSayTopEveryone

Not one person I know isn't concerned with their appearance. To trivialize fashion is to rob ourselves of a great tool.

Stacy London

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'Squidbillies' is pretty educational.

Slim Jimmy

PrettyEducational

Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable.

Robert Delaunay

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I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

Rita Ora

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Until I was 27, I'd maybe been to America once and, like, Ibiza when I was 18. That was it.

Michelle Dockery

AmericaBeenLikeOnceMaybeUntil

I read a lot of history, and I know that once upon a time, a coin was worth $5 if it had $5 worth of gold in it. Now we have paper that is just backed by fiat... Maybe in the new world, something gets backed by consensus.

Lloyd Blankfein

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