Allan Bloom Quotes

Rock gives children, on a silver platter, with all the public authority of the entertainment industry, everything their parents always used to tell them they had to wait for until they grew up and would understand later.

Allan Bloom

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 14, 1930 - October 7, 1992

Topics

ChildrenParentsWaitSilverRock

Hip-hop, which is my generation's blues, is important to the characters that I write about. They use hip-hop to understand the world through language.

Jesmyn Ward

WorldLanguageGenerationUnderstand

I have a zombie apocalypse kit at my house. I've got freeze dried food, I've got a real deal medical kit, like, a doctor could perform a surgery with this medical kit. I got all kinds of everything.

Joel Madden

FoodMedicalDoctorHouseEverything

For 'X-Men' I was lifting a lot of weights. I actually lost a lot of mass when I quit 'X-Men' because I was working out so much and very muscular and strong.

Jennifer Lawrence

StrongLostQuitOutWorkingMuch

I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong.

John Otway

CareerWrongYearsEverythingLow

In general, I think very few people have a sustained interest in news.

John Hockenberry

PeopleThinkNewsInterestGeneral

There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.

Jeb Bush

PeopleBelieveWelfareWhoSpectrum

Figure skating is a bit dated - it's like that tweed jacket you pull out of the back of your closet from time to time, and I'm going to try to Chanel it up a little bit.

Johnny Weir

TimeYouBackSkatingTryJacket

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

Dizzy Dean

WindowYouKnowWhyOutHead

Conservation is not without its critics and opposition. There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside.

Douglas Tompkins

WantSpecialLandCriticsSeeSet

I just wear jeans, big motorcycle boots and T-shirts that are way too big for me. I like anything that has lived a little bit, that has traces of life on it. Knitwear that's a tiny bit too long because you've pulled it with your hands, or jeans that are starting to get holes.

Clemence Poesy

LifeMeMotorcycleBootsHandsYou

Drawing and visual pursuits were first. Music came and found me in a way. Really, what it's about is creative problem solving, and music is a lot more an expression of that than painting is for me.

Brandon Boyd

MusicCreativeMePaintingProblem

You know, one race will not be a survivor if the other one dies, and that's something that we should think about.

Alice Walker

ThinkYouKnowWillRaceSurvivor

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