Walter Pater Quotes

A counted number of pulses only is given to us of a variegated, dramatic life. How may we see in them all that is to to be seen in them by the finest senses?

Walter Pater

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 4, 1839 - July 30, 1894

Topics

LifeSeeDramaticSeenMayUs

Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I drifted into writing.

John Berger

MoneyWritingThoughtYouSayWhere

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.

Studs Terkel

HopeTimeBookThoughtNowWrite

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Shinichi Suzuki

SmileChildrenParentsLearn

I eat more vegetables than the average vegetarian.

Robert Atkins

VegetablesMoreEatVegetarianThan

There's no question that our children's attention and memory is changing when they are reading too long, too much, too early on digital screens.

Maryanne Wolf

ChildrenMemoryReadingAttention

'Ice Age 4' came totally out of nowhere for me. I was told Fox Animation was interested in hiring me as a story supervisor or something or other that sounded way too professional for me.

Jason Fuchs

AgeMeStoryIceProfessionalWay

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.

Doris Lessing

BestSinRealAnythingPersuade

I am still in love with couture because it is just two months from drawing pad to runway so everything on the catwalk is hot from the oven.

Christian Lacroix

LoveI AmDrawingHotEverything

The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.

Brooke Shields

WelcomeYouAlwaysOpenArmsAbout

I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.

Pink

LoveMeWantFullestRelationships

I've never written poetry. I'm not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can't waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything's got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts.

Susan Hill

PoetryStoryThinkShortYouPlace

I am grateful to be here, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity Manchester City gave me.

Pep Guardiola

OpportunityGratefulI AmCityMe

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