Thomas Mann Quotes

Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd.

Thomas Mann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: June 6, 1875 - August 12, 1955

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I used to eat Danny Kaye's food. I had his Chinese and Italian meals, and that was as good as it gets.

Joel Grey

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When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

Maurice Sendak

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The most important thing any broken individual can do is keep their chin up and keep moving forward.

Matt Hardy

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Art? That's a man's name.

Andy Warhol

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I believe this system of mass incarceration would have Dr. King turning in his grave. There's no doubt in my mind that Dr. King would be doing everything in his power to build a movement to end mass incarceration in the United States; a movement for education, not incarceration.

Michelle Alexander

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Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.

Jon Jones

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No matter what, no matter how I feel, always bring effort.

Draymond Green

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Obviously I'm not from 50's background - I'm from Westport, Connecticut, which is as far away from his background as you can get, right? Growing up in Westport, for a long time I was the only black person living there for miles.

Courtney A. Kemp

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At the end of the day, I mean, I love my father, but I was always a mama's girl growing up. I'm from the South, so there's always something about me when I'm just with my girls or even my mother. There's just a strong connection there.

Britney Spears

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I want to read Keats and Wordsworth, Hemingway, George Orwell.

Aravind Adiga

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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Ansel Adams

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The thing about sports movies is, they can't help but feel epic - putting music to images, etc.

Lindsey Shaw

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