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Annie Besant Quotes

A myth is far truer than a history, for a history only gives a story of the shadows, whereas a myth gives a story of the substances that cast the shadows.

Annie Besant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: October 1, 1847 - September 20, 1933

Topics

History Story Shadows Myth Cast Far

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

Andrew Sullivan

People Me Enjoy Disagree Activities

I take bits and pieces from everything. But I think the Method can be very isolating, and sometimes it's more about ego than playing the character truthfully.

Maxine Peake

Character Ego Think Sometimes More

It's so important, after a song is finished, to go to sleep and listen to the song with fresh ears the next day. It's sometimes a traumatic event. And playing it for someone else for the first time - that is the most nerve-wracking thing of all. But we learn so much.

Robert Lopez

Time Day Sleep Song Learn Someone

I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

Ann Bancroft

Teacher Me Teachers Lucky Something

I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience that we're seeking to describe.

John Polkinghorne

Knowledge Experience Unity World Our

One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do.

Shimon Peres

Important Economy Decide Tourism

Late-night television is like the cereal aisle in the supermarket: too many choices. Also, too many 'different' brands that really aren't different at all.

Tom Shales

Choices Television Late-Night Cereal

If you see a wonderful archaic Greek marble object in a museum, it's not only that it's beautiful, but what comes to your mind is the fact that it's 2,600 or so years old, and it was done by a human being at that time who you have such a limited ability to grasp - and yet you have this enormous ability to grasp.

Michael Steinhardt

Beautiful Time Mind You Museum Done

Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.

Jared Polis

Marriage Today Gay Now More Years

I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.

Diane Kruger

Feel Know Pants Watch Weight Just

I'm not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only useful to a particular company or person: for example, the software immediately behind a web site's user interface. But the vast majority of software is actually pretty generic.

Brian Behlendorf

Opinion Person Will Software Company

When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.

William Morris Hunt

Work Respect Time People Artist He