Theodore Dreiser Quotes

Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.

Theodore Dreiser

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 27, 1871 - December 28, 1945

Topics

BeastCivilizationHumanReasonOur

New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don't understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.

John Delaney

GrowthNewUnderstandEconomic Growth

Film is a strange thing.

Steve Zahn

StrangeFilmThingStrange Thing

I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle.

Mitch Hedberg

FunnyWaterBecauseWhistleSome

With the notion of marriage - an exclusive, emotional, binding 'til death do you part' tie - becoming more and more an exception to the rule given a rise in cohabitation and high rates of divorce, why should the federal government be telling adults who love one another that they cannot get married simply because they happen to be gay?

Lisa Murkowski

LoveMarriageDeathGovernmentYou

There are holes in our lives that can never be filled - not really, not ever.

Jonathan Evison

NeverOurHolesEverReallyLives

A movie has to get good reviews, high grosses - it has to beat expectations. The same thing with television and the ratings. But being curious isn't like that. It's not a public thing. It's private, and the test is a private one. You have to be on your toes.

Brian Grazer

GoodCuriousExpectationsYouTest

Doing physics is a lot of fun if you like it.

Ashoke Sen

FunDoingYouPhysicsLikeLot

I sing really well, my friends say. I don't like my voice, but I sang on stage during the Sahara awards a few years ago, so I don't mind singing.

Suresh Raina

MindSingingVoiceFriendsSayWell

It is a rule of international law that weapons and methods of warfare which do not discriminate between combatants and civilians should never be used.

Sean MacBride

LawNeverUsedRuleBetweenWeapons

Exchanging gifts is an important thing in the steppe culture, a way for them to feel you have become a part of their lives.

Tim Cope

CultureFeelYouImportantBecome

In my early to mid-20s, a fear of confrontation made it difficult for me to end relationships in a mature or even quasi-sane way. Instead, I would hang on resentfully, praying that my doomed beau would end things first and spare me the displeasure. To add hindrance to hang-up, the men I chose were usually just as stoic as I was.

Koren Zailckas

FearMenMeEndEarlyRelationships

Washington is not the engine of the economy.

Howard Lutnick

WashingtonEconomyEngine

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