Cyril Connolly Quotes

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

Cyril Connolly

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 10, 1903 - November 26, 1974

Topics

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Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

John Ruskin

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To spend time in Silicon Valley in a year of political upheaval is, on one level, soothing. It is pleasant to hear talk of wearables, walled gardens, and disruptive beverages in between updates about mass deportation.

Anand Giridharadas

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As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.

Steven Seagal

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We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process. Precisely, this shows whether the form was discovered by starting from life, or for its own sake. That is why I consider the creative process so essential. Life for us is the decisive factor.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.

Liya Kebede

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The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

Liu Xiaobo

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Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place in one box.

Dirk Benedict

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I don't have an issue with marrying an actor, though it's definitely tough. I work with actors and interact with star wives, and I don't know how they do it. Loyalty is a very important factor for me, and I need to be in a relationship where the person will complete me and fill me up.

Deepika Padukone

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My whole thing as a performer is to affect people, whether I make you cry or I make you laugh. I would love to make you think.

Bresha Webb

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I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.

Arjun Kapoor

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'Graceland' getting canceled was definitely a shock and disappointing for all of us. One minute it's this. The next minute it's that.

Annie Ilonzeh

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Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.

Ansel Adams

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