Herbert Read Quotes

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Herbert Read

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 4, 1893 - June 12, 1968

Topics

PastNobodySeriouslySocial

There's nothing worse than winning but being told by people that you're losing.

Jerry Della Femina

LosingPeopleWinningYouNothing

I think all of society should be a think-tank where you throw ideas about. I had hoped the Internet would help. Actually, what it has done is make everybody go schtum. They're attacked for saying anything. So they say nothing.

Jeremy Irons

IdeasSocietySayingThinkHelpYou

I'm not saying that photographers are dumber than other people, but they are the folks who walk around with brilliant white lights in nighttime riots.

John Sandford

WalkPeopleSayingWhiteLightsWho

I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them.

Tom Stoppard

OffendedLittleThingsTakeAgainst

The torch America carries is one of decency and hope. It is not America's torch alone. But it is America's duty - and honor - to hold it high enough that all the world can see its light.

Mitt Romney

HopeAloneLightWorldHonorEnough

The industrial stomach cannot live without coal; industry is a carbonivorous animal and must have its proper food.

Jules Verne

LiveFoodAnimalWithoutStomach

We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security.

Debbie Stabenow

WorkFutureTogetherSecurityWant

'Les Miserables', the book, 'Les Miserables', the musical - it's about giving; it's about goodness. It's about compassion and love.

Colm Wilkinson

LoveCompassionBookGivingGoodness

For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience - people tell me they listen to my podcast while they're at the gym or on road trips, so you're in someone's ear - to being on television - that's a lot of space to fill.

Phoebe Robinson

ExperienceSpacePeopleMeRoadYou

Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.

Percy Ross

OceanLakeDropsPondLakesBucket

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

Peter Thiel

GoodPeopleThinkChooseGayWhy

To be clear, any attempt to hack or to do anything nefarious is wrong and illegal.

Sean Spicer

WrongAnythingClearAttemptHack

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Herbert Read