Lionel Trilling Quotes

What marks the artist is his power to shape the material of pain we all have.

Lionel Trilling

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 4, 1905 - November 5, 1975

Topics

PowerArtPainArtistShapeMarks

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

Michael Caine

LifeComedyActorWriteDifficult

Whether you're working on becoming a more patient parent or you're striving to become an elite athlete, building mental strength will help you reach your goals.

Amy Morin

StrengthGoalsBuildingParentHelp

All we know how to do is write music and love God.

Sonny Sandoval

LoveMusicGodKnowWriteHow

I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced.

Sting

PerspectiveI AmLostNeverPretty

I started dressing vintage when I was a teenager because I didn't have money for designer clothes.

Dita Von Teese

MoneyVintageClothesDressing

No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran, and no one knew him then, either.

Bob Ehrlich

NewFirstHimYearsTripKnew

I have an image of Shanghai, which is quite different from other directors, I think. The story of Shanghai should happen in back alleys.

Wong Kar-wai

StoryThinkBackImageHappenQuite

I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll go back for my writing.'

Susan Minot

SchoolCollegeWritingThoughtBack

Just do what makes you happy and try. Just go out and audition.

Shanice Williams

HappyYouGoTryOutJust

In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.

Sergio Leone

LifeDreamsChildhoodReligionUpset

Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.

Nicole Ari Parker

ThinkExerciseTeethOutHypeTake

Life is about making plans from which you deviate, almost always. If you are lucky, you do come up with a plan.

Kenneth Branagh

LifePlanYouPlansLuckyAlways

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