Walter Pater Quotes

Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what is less excellent in them, or to use words like beauty, excellence, art, poetry, with a more precise meaning than they would otherwise have.

Walter Pater

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BeautyArtExcellenceWordsPoetry

Founders are often great storytellers because they're in the business of constantly selling a dream against all odds.

Jennifer Hyman

BusinessGreatDreamSellingOdds

I wouldn't attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally.

John Foster Dulles

HistoryRememberToo MuchStudentGo

I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.

Robert M. Gates

MeetRelationshipsTryDisagreeEven

If Inter decide to sell me, I'll pack my bags and go. If not, I'll stay here in Milan where I am honestly very happy.

Mauro Icardi

I AmHappyMeGoDecideSell

With acting, I've got a character to inhabit. You've got to think about your intentions and your directions. In modeling, even though there's an act to it, a good model is a good model. For me it's uncomfortable territory. You start to feel quite insecure about yourself. There's nothing between you and the camera, and it's just you.

Max Irons

GoodCharacterYourselfMeStart

I love actors, and I love projects that give them space and room, and I aim for these projects where the characters are that important.

Jean-Marc Vallee

LoveSpaceImportantAimRoomGive

I've been traveling around to play music since before I even had a driver's license.

Steve Forbert

MusicPlayDriverBeenLicenseEven

When I was in college, my school newspaper accepted an ad from a Holocaust revisionist organization. This would have been offensive on most college campuses across the country, but I went to a school with a very large Jewish population, so the ad, as you might expect, stirred absolute outrage.

Simon Sinek

SchoolCollegeOrganizationYou

They were looking for someone to play the neighbor of the Jeffersons. I thought it would be a nice trip to Los Angeles. When you get a call like that, you don't expect much to come of it.

Roxie Roker

LookingThoughtSomeoneYouPlay

I think to really be literate in nu shu you only need about 600 characters because it is phonetic. So you're able to then create many words out of one character.

Lisa See

CharacterWordsThinkYouCreate

'Seven Turns' was a tough album because we knew that the critics would use it to determine whether or not we should have remained broken up.

Dickey Betts

BrokenToughCriticsUpBecause

I think book adaptations, the best one to me is like 'Brokeback Mountain.' Which is a short story, 21 pages, that expands so beautifully into a movie.

Derek Cianfrance

BestMountainMeBookStoryThink

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