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Kenneth Burke Quotes

Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: May 5, 1897 - November 19, 1993

Topics

Nature Light Purpose Language Ask

I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.

Character Beautiful Never Act Just

The music that I've made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit.

Jennette McCurdy

Music Moving On Past Roots Moving

Many times when we are talking about displacement, we talk about it within the frame of gentrification, which focuses on transitioning neighborhoods. But man, every city I've looked at, Milwaukee included, most evictions are right there, smack dab in ungentrifying, poor, segregated communities.

Matthew Desmond

Man City Talking Poor Talk Right

I don't mind snobs, if they have a reason to be a snob.

Mind Reason Snob

I'm not scared to look like a complete fool in front of people. It's just not one of my insecurities.

Fool People Look Scared Complete

I was trained on piano - that was part of grade school and high school.

School High School High Piano Part

Some songs are dead easy, and others can be quite challenging. Other times, you just have to put it in the bin.

Easy You Others Dead Just Songs

I'm entirely uneducated. I went to public school - public in the American sense - a blue-collar, working-class school. I never got a scholarship, I left when I was 15, never did any exams.

School American Scholarship Never

Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friendship' with Minette is the most haunting of her life, though it is one-sided and ends in tragedy.

Joyce Carol Oates

Life Friendship Girl Story Black

I think what I reacted to so strongly when I first saw 'Pinocchio' was that I identified with the character so strongly. The movie takes you on a whole journey, a rollercoaster of emotions, and that sometimes means some very scary places. But in the end, it comes out okay.

Character Journey Think End You

Gather experience... Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this.

Experience Anxiety You Look Feeling

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

Brendan Sexton III

Love Mean Film Like Range Some

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