Annie Besant Quotes

Beauty is no dead thing. It is the manifestation of God in nature. There is not one object in nature untouched by man that is not beautiful, for God's manifestation is beauty. It shines through all His works, and not only in those that may give pleasure to man.

Annie Besant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureBeautyGodBeautifulManMay

I quickly came to realize that in the Middle East, God is God, and in the West, the sponsor is God - or, as I like to say, Tide detergent is God.

Maz Jobrani

GodTideSayRealizeWestMiddle

Reader, persons who have never witnessed a hurricane, such as not unfrequently desolates the sultry climates of the south, can scarcely form an idea of their terrific grandeur. One would think that, not content with laying waste all on land, it must needs sweep the waters of the shallows quite dry to quench its thirst.

John James Audubon

ThinkLandNeverContentDryMust

Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them by collectivizing debts.

Angela Merkel

BudgetYouWrongNeedOrderBring

Sadness is weak; I don't believe in weakness.

Angela Bowie

BelieveSadnessWeaknessWeak

When I heard Edward Snowden's story, it reminded me of my mother in a strange way. She was in the French resistance from early on, 1941. At that time, the Resistance were considered troublemakers - even traitors - in France.

Jean-Michel Jarre

MotherTimeMeStoryEarlyStrange

I've always been funny, but I never considered it as a particular career path until my early 30s, when I realized that hip-hop wasn't going to be the long term.

Amanda Seales

FunnyPathLongEarlyCareerNever

In the evening every man looks the same. Like penguins. Women have a special dress for that event; men, the same tuxedo.

Roberto Cavalli

WomenMenManDressEveningLooks

And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities.

Rowan Atkinson

CreativeValueChallengesValues

I don't seek discomfort. But, very often, you realise that what you fear is actually quite ephemeral; something's different, something's unfamiliar; therefore, it must be worse.

Michael Palin

FearYouDiscomfortSeekSomething

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

Julia Leigh

TrustTogetherPictureFilmmaking

I've always liked people who know me to like me, because I think I'm quite likeable. But people who make up their minds based on the image in the papers or a voice on a pop record? They're idiots.

Jonathan King

PeopleMeVoiceThinkKnowImage

Even in America, we're not a huge act by any means, Major Lazer.

Diplo

AmericaActEvenMeansMajorAny

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