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Annie Besant Quotes

The worlds in which man is evolving as he treads the circle of births and deaths are three: the physical world, the astral or intermediate world, the mental or heavenly world.

Annie Besant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Man World Circle Three Evolving He

I would rather be an independent senator, governed by my own views, going for the good of the country, uncontrolled by any thing which mortal man can bring to bear upon me, than to be president of the United States, put there as presidents of the United States have been for many years past.

John C. Calhoun

Good Past Man Me Country My Own

I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of writing if it doesn't take you into the mysterious?

John Banville

Art People Writing World You Look

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.

Anita Brookner

Home Women Go Will More Never

Dexter-Land is a dark and scary place, and I couldn't live there permanently. To be honest, I don't think I even want to visit.

Jeff Lindsay

Live Think Dark Place Want Scary

The 'Evening News' is going to have a long run, both as a broadcast and as a presence online and on cellphones. It is a franchise with a very rich tradition.

Steve Capus

Rich Evening Tradition Long Run

I gravitated to economics because I'm interested in how people coordinate and collaborate with each other. Economics studies all the ways people get along with each other.

Alvin E. Roth

People Economics Because Along Get

After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Time Weird Back Know Done Right

My two sons are the most important things in the world to my wife and I - they are what I build my world around.

Rob Lowe

Wife World Important Build Two Sons

I find, in merchandising and design and creative, a business school degree isn't particularly helpful.

Mickey Drexler

Business Creative School Design Find

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

Loni Anderson

Fire Mom Door Smoking Hill Try

I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact.

Janis Ian

Hate Child People Song Society Back

The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.

David Tudor

Voice Unique Just Idea Basic Should