Christopher Dawson Quotes

The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms.

Christopher Dawson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowledgeIdeasInfluencePolitical

There's a difference between living somewhere and being part of somewhere.

John Boyega

LivingDifferenceSomewhereBeing

That's why I loved Dinah Washington. She sung jazz, but they called her the Queen of the Blues. She had the control and sophistication of jazz in her note selection and how to attack a song or certain lines, but then attacked it with a painful force of blues behind it. That's why I admired her so much, because of that versatility.

Andra Day

QueenControlSongLovedBluesJazz

People are born with the ability to make judgments. And they can't help but use the information they have to divine something about the world they're in. Making categorical judgments, in large, helps our society.

Robert Lopez

PeopleWorldSocietyHelpBorn

I think what I mostly realize is just that life is unpredictable. So don't be afraid, but just enjoy the day you're in. Really make the most of it.

Amy Grant

LifeDayThinkEnjoyYouRealize

Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know?

Tommy Lee

LifeYouKnowSoloShareGoing

I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of art and culture - but somehow, the younger generation missed out on that synergy.

RuPaul

LifeHistoryArtCultureMenMe

I didn't do school plays... I've never done a play in my life, actually. Not even a nativity. If I'd been in a school play, I'd probably have sneezed and messed everything up.

Millie Bobby Brown

LifeSchoolMy LifePlayDoneNever

Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.

Milton Glaser

CookingComputersDesign

I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.

Janice Dickinson

FatherHomeDailyBoyNeverUp

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.

Dick Van Dyke

WishYouKindI WishSeeMiss

Too many mothers have lost their children, for thousands of different reasons.

Debbie Reynolds

ChildrenLostMothersDifferentMany

I usually do watch what I've done because I think it's important. I think you can learn from it and see what you thought you were doing and what ends up on the screen.

David Thewlis

ThinkThoughtLearnDoingYouDone

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