Thomas Mann Quotes

What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature!

Thomas Mann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

EyeHumanWonderfulOrganicJewel

Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy.

John Gokongwei

HistoryProcessImmigrantsBuildWho

There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.

John D. Rockefeller

WorldChristianNothingFellowship

In 2007, I did a horseback trip across part of central Mongolia with my 13-year-old son - we encountered Marco Polo at all these historical places where Mongolian nomads would reference his accounts and his relationship with Kublai Khan.

John Fusco

SonRelationshipPlacesHistorical

The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

LanguageLearnSkillBeenMostMany

The moment I write out a cheque, it's an asset I have written off.

Shiv Nadar

MomentWriteOutOffAssetI Write

I'm a very eclectic person, and I enjoy multiple tastes; I'm like a bee who jumps from flower to flower. Before I die, I have to make a war movie, a Western, and a movie like Mike Nichols, because I love him.

Luca Guadagnino

LoveFlowerWarBeeDieEnjoy

Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.

Julia Cameron

ArtThinkingDownUpSomething

Giving oneself permission to write to begin with is the first enormous challenge. But you discover that this permission involves a requirement: To write about things that are difficult because they are, in fact, your subject.

Jonathan Galassi

ChallengeGivingYouDifficultFirst

As long as you think of your real self as the person you are, then of course you're going to be fearful of death. But what is a person? A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness. You know, the two-year-old dies before the three-year-old shows up, the three-year-old dies before the teenager shows up.

Deepak Chopra

DeathThinkSelfBehaviorLongYou

Some men feel threatened by the idea of feminism. This comes, I think, from the insecurity triggered by how boys are brought up, how their sense of self-worth is diminished if they are not 'naturally' in charge as men.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

MenInsecurityThinkFeelSelf-Worth

Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.

Chuck Grassley

HealthSupportCareElectricityKnow

I played professional hockey in Europe. I played in the German third league and the Dutch elite league.

Wyatt Russell

HockeyProfessionalEuropeElite

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