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Allan Bloom Quotes

The most important function of the university in an age of reason is to protect reason from itself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Age Important Protect Reason Most

I think it's weird that they're trying to make us be negative about 'Sex and the City'... Not HBO, but the press. Really, they're dying for us to say something negative about 'Sex and the City.'

Jennifer Konner

City Negative Think Weird Trying Us

For sure, there are times when one may have no choice but to go to war, but it is never something to rush to or accept without exploring every other available option.

War Choice Go Accept Never Without

When I travel round the country, people can't place my accent; if there's someone in the audience, they'll be like, 'You're from Philadelphia', but everyone else will say, 'Where are you from, California?' I get England sometimes - bizarre!

Travel People Someone You Place Say

Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.

Michael Andretti

Car Team Race More Different Only

You call my candidate a horse thief, and I call yours a lunatic, and we both of us know it's just till election day. It's an American custom, like eating corn on the cob. And, afterwards, we settle down quite peaceably and agree we've got a pretty good country - until next election.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Good Day Eating American Horse You

You're gonna know, if I have beef with somebody, then one of us is just falling out.

You Know Falling Out Us Just

I was the first in my family to go to college, and so, growing up, I thought that dressing well opened doors.

Family College Growing Up Thought Go

If a band is really good and the chemistry is unique, it should continue. But I guess David is just very happy doing his solo career. He's got a different band every time he goes out.

Good Time Happy Doing Unique Career

My mom is Episcopalian; my dad is ancestrally Jewish but personally atheist. After their divorce, however, my dad married a Jewish spiritual director, and I became fascinated by the traditions she brought into our lives.

Spiritual Mom Divorce Atheist She

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Booker T. Washington

Responsibility Trust Help You Place

How could I share with you how I felt when two towers that I loved, two pieces of steel and glass and concrete fell down, when actually they took with them thousands of human lives? That is the actual tragedy. But those towers were almost human for me. I was in love with them, and that's why I married them with a tight rope.

Love Me Loved You Down Tragedy

In a lot of ways, the make-up was the character.

Character Ways Lot Make-Up

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