Martin Filler Quotes

One of the Age of Enlightenment's most hypnotic images is Ledoux's rendering of his neoclassical theater of 1775 - 1784 in Besancon, surreally reflected in the colossal eye of an unidentified cosmic being.

Martin Filler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1948

Topics

AgeEyeEnlightenmentBeingMost

Why do men outperform women on the SAT? The SAT's supposed to predict college grades. Women do better in high school and they do better in college. What's the problem here? Ah, the more you use, the more you start accepting that the SAT's coachable, the more problems you have with it.

John Katzman

WomenMenSchoolCollegeStartYou

The environmentalists say capitalism is killing our oceans, air, land, and forests. Capitalists argue that they provide food, fuel, and building materials for a growing world.

Robert Kiyosaki

FoodWorldBuildingCapitalismLand

Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.

Andy Weir

GoodProgrammingPrettyIncomeLike

I was really lucky. My gal pal was my mom.

Ana Ortiz

MomLuckyReallyPalGal

I was a psych major in college and I actually owned two white lab rats. I had to train them and I took them home so that's just kind of missing for me.

Steven Yeun

HomeCollegeMeWhiteTrainKind

I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I've been to three World Championships... so I think it's like a win-win.

Simone Biles

FootballSchoolWorldThinkThree

Historically, the host nations do well in Euro 2000.

Trevor Brooking

WellHostNationsEuroHistorically

I always loved working in comedy.

Robert Duncan McNeill

LovedComedyAlwaysWorking

If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it.

Robert B. Parker

ParentsMeSomeoneYouWantFirst

Consulting offered me an opportunity to see a lot of different businesses in different regions of the world, to see how textiles were being affected by foreign competition, how technology was changing.

Mitt Romney

TechnologyOpportunityCompetitionMe

Low expectations is the key to happiness in life.

Christopher Miller

LifeHappinessExpectationsKeyLow

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

Annie Golden

BusinessWomanNameFriendsWhyShe

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