Clive Bell Quotes

A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind.

Clive Bell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 16, 1881 - September 18, 1964

Topics

WorkArtMindRoseResultEarth

I was going to be living there and I didn't want to sound like a foreigner all my life.

John Mahoney

LifeMy LifeWantLivingSoundLike

Quit worrying about your health. It will go away.

Robert Orben

HealthGoQuitWillAwayGo Away

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.

Robin Morgan

KnowledgePowerHumilityInformation

I'm a ham who wants to be a small part of anything.

Mickey Rooney

SmallAnythingWhoHamWantsPart

If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower.

Mitch Hedberg

MissingFingersNineSlowerType

War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale.

Chiang Kai-shek

WarGroupAir ForceSpiritMatter

Money is there to put food on the table and make sure your family is cared for. Anything beyond that can be argued as extraneous.

Chieh Huang

FamilyFoodMoneyTableBeyondSure

I've never seen a world where only men were responsible for the violence, and the women were innocent. They go together. Men and women are a violent mixture.

Claire Denis

WomenMenTogetherWorldViolence

Religion is more like response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.

Austin Farrer

FriendReligionObedienceMoreLike

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Plato

GreatBetterWell DoneDoneLittle

I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.

Pratibha Patil

EducationGoodGrowthHappinessArt

The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

Thomas Sowell

GovernmentPeopleMoreDependLeft

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