Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes

Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: March 10, 1772 - January 12, 1829

Topics

GeniusSpiritWitReasonMechanical

I came from a town of about 2,000 people with one stop light, and I was told that nothing I ever wanted to do, I would succeed in.

Andy Biersack

LightPeopleSucceedStopNothing

I know what it meant to me to play the Reverend Mother, a role I've, in some ways, prepared a lifetime to do. It's why I took the part.

Melissa Leo

MotherMePlayKnowWhyRole

The American television punditocracy - the pollsters, political consultants and other talking heads who become as ubiquitous as air every election cycle - can be incestuous and herdlike.

Anand Giridharadas

AmericanPoliticalTalkingTelevision

The distribution systems and the cinemas have adopted to the blockbusters, and they now get their main income from selling popcorn, and if you don't make a film that sells popcorn, it's very hard to get it out there.

Stellan Skarsgard

YouSellingNowPopcornHardOut

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

Truman Capote

GoodArtFunWritingBadDown

I like a show to unfold and keep presenting itself, surprising you.

Tommy Tune

YouKeepShowSurprisingLike

With Bayern Munich, we had a lot of problems against Dortmund, always.

Toni Kroos

ProblemsAlwaysAgainstMunichHad

When you do comedy shows, you usually don't finish until about 11 P.M. Then you have this adrenaline dump, and you get hungry.

Ronny Chieng

ComedyYouFinishHungryGetUntil

When I was in my 20s, I thought that being known for 'Swimming Pool' was kind of a burden. Like, 'OK, everyone thinks I am this tanned bimbo,' and I was having problems coping with that image.

Ludivine Sagnier

I AmSwimmingProblemsThoughtPool

My intention of making acting a career was about being onstage.

Logan Marshall-Green

CareerIntentionActingBeingMaking

For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.

Wole Soyinka

JusticeMeHumanityPrimeCondition

Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.

Woody Allen

YouDressedHappenFineNothingness

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