Arnold Bennett Quotes

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man.

Arnold Bennett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 27, 1867 - March 27, 1931

Topics

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Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Jerry Saltz

GoodArtOpinionYouBadArgument

There's a kind of telepathy that goes on with the photographer and model.

Jerry Hall

KindPhotographerModelGoes

We're always serving something, even if we're not aware of it. We're usually serving capitalism.

Andrew Garfield

CapitalismAlwaysServingSomething

I'm not going to say how I vote... I love that people make these assumptions about you because you work at Fox... That's my job: to be contrarian, to push people.

Megyn Kelly

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Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

Tony Curtis

I AmSongOperaOutSingerPaint

So see every opportunity as golden, and keep your eyes on the prize - yours, not anybody else's.

Roberta Flack

OpportunityEyesGoldenSeePrize

We like where we live and we wanna participate in our neighbourhoods and communities and stuff and try to- we're not like benevolent- it's pretty basic.

Jon Fishman

LiveTryPrettyWhereStuffBasic

Southeast Asia is an area in which there is a form of Islam which is both devout and progressive, and therefore to be supported. It's an area in which I see a congruence of American interests and local interests: to have tolerant societies and become more prosperous.

Dennis C. Blair

AmericanIslamBecomeMoreSeeAsia

Writing 'Deathstroke' presents a number of challenges to me. As a Christian, as a minister, it's difficult for me to write a comic book that all but glorifies violence. So my take on 'Deathstroke' has been to not so much celebrate violence but to deal with the consequences of violence.

Christopher Priest

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For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.

Boris Becker

MeYearComingHadWeirdos

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

FutureWelcomeMeIdeasSmallBig

The original purpose of the beards was to help with the wind when it's blowing in your face. When you're out there in the woods hunting like we are all the time, we found that facial hair helps you to stay a lot warmer.

Willie Robertson

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