Virginia Postrel Quotes

The Elgin Marbles were supposed to be on the Parthenon. For many works of art, a museum is an artificial setting - a zoo, not a natural habitat.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

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I'm comfortable with my body but I don't like my bum - I think it's too big.

Jennifer Ellison

ThinkBodyComfortableBigBumLike

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind.

John Jay Chapman

TruthVisionWhyOutMankindUs

When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings.

Tom Douglas

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How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt.

Robert Blair

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A lot of people feel trapped by circumstance, by the expectations of others or the perception that they need a lot of money. They would like to have a different direction in their lives, but they're held back by fear or desires that are incompatible with that freedom.

Roz Savage

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Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.

Louis Aragon

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I know, especially in my family, people's feelings get hurt over the tiniest things. I'm sure that's true in every family. But, for instance, one year, I came a little bit late to Thanksgiving, and I was supposed to bring a salad. And I just brought a bag of lettuce, and put it in a bowl. Five years later, I heard that my mom was incensed.

Jonathan Krisel

FamilyPeopleMomHurtBagYear

I've read a lot of classic literature from assorted cultures, and always glad to read more when one comes across my path - but why be embarrassed by the fact that flesh and blood has limits? Nobody's read everything.

Diana Gabaldon

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If we're concerned about climate change as a country, we should have policies that make sure our great-grandchildren have a planet that's healthy and strong.

Cory Booker

ChangeStrongCountryHealthyPlanet

When cars honk and hoot and drunks squeeze out of car windows and scream, you can be sure that football is in the air.

Craig Brown

CarFootballYouWindowsAirOut

I'm a villain. But hey, villains have fans, too. They might have more fans than the heroes, and I'm OK with that.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

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I've had two pedicures in my life, and they were glorious.

Willie Geist

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