Allan Bloom Quotes

Shakespeare did not consider himself the legislator of mankind. He faithfully records man's problems and does not evidently propose to solve them.

Allan Bloom

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The unspoken thing, the elephant in the room, is the war against terrorism, it's tainting everything.

Joanne Liu

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The quality of one's emotional life changes over the years, doesn't it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there's a sense of fulfillment to living a creative life. So I guess that's what keeps me going.

Tommy Lee Jones

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Often extinctions in the ocean occur at the same time as those on land. Then again, the ice age extinctions lost many big animals, but not many sea faring ones.

Robert T. Bakker

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That Britain today is a liberal society is largely because of the philosophy and outlook of the Anglican Church, which did so much to shape our core values in the past few centuries.

Robert Winston

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The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year.

Johnny Vegas

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It's kind of hard to work with Tom Cruise and not be aware that you're working with one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

Doug Liman

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I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.

Delta Goodrem

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Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.

Bruce Nauman

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My greatest offering is my concept. It isn't my face.

William Hurt

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He who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil.

Pope Francis

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Ladies, you have to love yourself... you don't always have to have a man.

Pepa

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I've never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven't is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into a book and realizing I'd made a mistake on word three that would mean throwing everything out.

Ryan North

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