Van Wyck Brooks Quotes

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

Van Wyck Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 16, 1886 - May 2, 1963

Topics

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When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there.

Joe Strummer

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Domesticated males aren't much use for adventure.

Jim Elliot

AdventureMuchUseDomesticated

I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.

Jessica Chastain

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I'm almost sometimes too subtle in my acting.

Stellan Skarsgard

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We have three cats. It's like having children, but there is no tuition involved.

Ron Reagan

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I think we are not yet well aware that, unfortunately, we have a short time to be moms. This is not to suggest that we should rush to have children or do it in a crazy way. I think that's the most important decision of a woman's life.

Monica Cruz

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I'm intensely private, and I've openly shown annoyance at the paparazzi.

Demi Moore

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A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

Dean Acheson

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With the media how it is these days, people expect to know everything. I don't talk about my girlfriend because essentially she doesn't want to be talked about.

Anton du Beke

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I love 'Modern Family; I think that is a great show. I don't get to watch tons of TV, but when I do, 'Sons of Anarchy' is pretty much the number one, and 'Modern Family' is one of my favorites.

Ashley Tisdale

FamilyLoveGreatThinkAnarchyGet

When I was first told about 'Game of Thrones,' I didn't know the books, anything. So I read the pilot, and when I got the first script, it was clear the story was about these people and families and a constant battle for power.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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I hate recycling. I don't think it exists. I think they've made it up to give people jobs. They deliver these stupid little Tupperware boxes and tell me, 'You're not using your recycling box!' Who are they? They're not the police.

Noel Fielding

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