Irving Babbitt Quotes

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

Irving Babbitt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1865 - July 15, 1933

Topics

GoodKnowledgePowerLustThree

Adapting is a common natural way for people to adapt to their environment.

Joe Barton

PeopleEnvironmentAdaptWayNatural

I do believe in ghosts, or at least in some kind of persistent spiritual echoes of the past in certain places.

Jennifer McMahon

PastSpiritualBelieveKindPlaces

If you start writing to an audience you're talking down to them. I've never written for any age group, I just write character. If you can capture that you'll get the audiences, and it will be a wide range, as it is for 'Twilight,' it's a pretty wide range.

Melissa Rosenberg

AgeCharacterWritingStartTalking

Now, perfectly ordinary people will give each other hugs. I mean, it used to be that a hug was reserved for if you came back from Australia - you know, back in the '40s and '50s.

Melvyn Bragg

PeopleYouBackHugKnowAustralia

I was fortunate to be able to do two movies with Harold Ramis. He was the kindest of any director with whom I worked. Harold was a genius. On top of his talent, he could do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle faster than anyone! I am lucky to have known him as well as I did. I will miss him.

Andie MacDowell

TalentI AmNew YorkPuzzleGenius

I'm a lot easier to work with now than I have been in the past, for sure.

Maynard James Keenan

WorkPastNowIn The PastSureBeen

Fuel prices are at the center of our lives. They affect our ability to travel, stay warm, and feed ourselves.

Robert Kiyosaki

TravelWarmAbilityAffectCenter

I think you could argue that President Obama could have watched a little cable news... I do think that there is value in understanding where the conversation is and having a little less detachment where the popular conversation is.

Jeff Zucker

ValueThinkUnderstandingYouNews

One of the things that distinguishes the CIA from the State Department is that the CIA is both asked to, and authorized to, steal secrets. So if the question is whether the CIA steals secrets, the answer is yes.

Michael Hayden

SecretsQuestionYesThingsAnswer

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

Steven Wright

GoodMorningMistakesSleepMeYou

I use the products I endorse. For instance, I always carry the new Lakme Lip Love that I launched, and if you come home, there is one on my bedside table, too.

Shraddha Kapoor

LoveHomeYouTableNewAlways

It will not surprise you to learn that it is not uncommon for jockeys who struggle with their weight to starve themselves and spend hours in the sauna to lose a few pounds to be able to make a big-race ride.

Tony McCoy

StruggleRideSurpriseLearnLose

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