Walter Pater Quotes

And the fifteenth century was an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art that it consecrated everything with which art had to ad as a religious object.

Walter Pater

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AgeArtSeriousEverythingPursuit

The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales.

Jill Tarter

LifeScienceThinkingHumanityEarth

I eat way too fast.

John Lithgow

FastWayEatToo

Perhaps British TV companies don't want women my age on screen. I don't know.

Trinny Woodall

WomenAgeKnowWantScreenBritish

One doesn't want one's democracy to behave like a dictatorial or fascistic police. One doesn't.

Tom Stoppard

PoliceDemocracyWantBehaveLike

Be nice to people and look after your relationships.

Russell Tovey

PeopleLookBe NiceNiceYourAfter

Americans have a lower opinion of Congress than they do of the NFL replacement refs, head lice, traffic jams, cockroaches and even the group to which yours truly belongs - Washington political pundits.

Juan Williams

OpinionPoliticalWashingtonGroup

I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.

Chris Isaak

CarHateDrivingYouWantChanges

I think some people don't even know what they're talking about, and they just start talking with an opinion, not even asking questions.

Brian Fallon

PeopleOpinionStartThinkQuestions

Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.

Aretha Franklin

ChangeMusicChangesRightAlong

This has become a bugbear of mine: the difference between geek and nerd.

Alice Eve

BecomeDifferenceGeekMineNerd

The problem and the question on 'Breaking Bad' is always 'Where is Walt's head at?'

Peter Gould

ProblemBadQuestionAlwaysHead

You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy.

Shaun White

BestCompetitionHappyGameStrategy

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