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Ralph Adams Cram Quotes

The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.

Ralph Adams Cram

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942

Topics

Great Art Perfection Effort Goal

I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself.

John Oliver

Daily Me Trying Authority Actor Up

Spending $1 for a brand new house would feel very, very good. Spending $1,000 for a ham sandwich would feel very, very bad. Spending $19,000 for a small family car would feel, well, more or less right. But as with physical pain, fiscal pain can depend on the individual, and everyone has a different threshold.

Jeffrey Kluger

Family Good Car Pain Small Brand

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.

Andy Goldsworthy

Simple Simplicity Ideas Feelings Us

The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China.

Steve Forbes

Failure Power Great Challenge World

The elimination of the barbaric terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is good news for the world.

Spencer Bachus

Good World Good News News Barbaric

I feel there is no substitute for going out to the movies. There is nothing like it.

Steven Spielberg

Feel Movies Nothing Out Going Like

It's wonderful to feel supported, but there's a lot of negative energy towards me as well. So I ignore it, to be honest. If I started to read it all it would completely mess up my head.

Sienna Miller

Me Negative Energy Feel Ignore Head

Part of fashion is newness. It's got to be a new combination of elements that's shocking-stunning-beautiful all at the same time. But it doesn't have any emotion.

Tom Ford

Time Fashion New Emotion Same Got

My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes.

Robert Andrews Millikan

Person More Two Educated Minutes

Sometimes when you're heavy into the shooting or editing of a picture, you get to the point where you don't know if you could ever do it again.

Martin Scorsese

Picture You Know Sometimes Editing

I don't really go with the crowd. I'm the kind of person that if I heard some girls were bullying my friend in another school, I would go to that school by myself and try to have a fight with a hundred girls.

Michaela Coel

Friend Myself Bullying Fight School

My thing with New York was that it felt so insular. When I went to L.A., everybody I knew was a cool, amazing musician. In New York, they'd be hunkered down trying to form a band. But in L.A., guys in bands were also playing with other artists, touring with other artists, and collaborating with other artists.

New York Amazing Cool Trying Down