Aldous Huxley Quotes

People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.

Aldous Huxley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963

Topics

WorkPeopleSeeHowReally

Seriously, American pop culture must be the most predominant force on the planet, next to pollution and poverty.

Johnny Colt

CultureAmericanPovertyPollution

You do your work, and you do the best you can. That's what my parents taught me, and I think what they were saying was, 'If you do a good job, other things may come your way.' That's really been the way my career has unfolded throughout the years.

Judy Smith

WorkGoodBestJobParentsMe

It couldn't be a simpler answer. Marriage doesn't really mean anything to me. I feel like in many ways marriage is more for the families of the couple than for the people involved, so I don't gravitate to it.

Jon Hamm

MarriagePeopleMeFeelMoreMean

In Peru, awareness of fake currency is so high that retail shops regularly provide cashiers with hole punchers. When a fake bill is received, the cashier quickly pops out a few holes before curtly returning the bill to an oft-surprised client.

Jonathan Franklin

FakeReturningAwarenessOutHigh

After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.

Chita Rivera

WinningFeelYouOverMinutesAfter

Schools are the single largest lever of mobility in this country. When we commit to creating and enforcing laws that acknowledge the injustice of the past, we open up the possibility of using schools as a means of reducing inequality.

Clint Smith

PastInequalityInjusticeCountryUp

I've received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith.

Brian Littrell

PositiveGodFaithRelationshipWant

In order to resist injuries and stay healthy, you have to be mobile and agile. You have to be able to have your body work for you.

Bobby Lashley

WorkInjuriesYouBodyHealthyStay

My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have.

William Scranton

TimeMeShortTestInsideSuit

We've both been married before and our previous experiences made us fearful of commitment.

Willie Aames

CommitmentExperiencesUsBeenMade

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.

Sydney J. Harris

ThoughtsFeelingsFirstSeemJust

You can be far more challenging, articulate and intelligent writing for television than you can writing for the cinema.

Peter Morgan

WritingYouTelevisionCinemaMore

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