Gaston Bachelard Quotes

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

Gaston Bachelard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 27, 1884 - October 16, 1962

Topics

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We feel a lot of the future of storytelling is going to be in the VR space.

Joe Russo

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When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would.

John C. Mather

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I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.

Maurice White

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I know intuitively when the work is right, no training can teach you this, it is simply a matter of feeling.

Robert Ryan

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Revolution is glorified by intellectuals, apotheosized by poets, sanctified by visionaries, and bled white by politicians.

Ameen Rihani

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I don't like the term 'dynasty.'

Stewart Udall

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I read the script first to get the perspective on the whole story, the writing, and how the character I'm auditioning for is talked about by other people or relates to other people; from there, I go into the sides.

Jay Ellis

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If you've got the chops, people these days are more accepting of you.

Jordan Knight

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I'm gonna go hard no matter what because I gotta feed my family, and I gotta feed myself.

DJ Khaled

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I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege.

Boris Johnson

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People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.

Antonia Fraser

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When I was 18 years old I went to Shakespeare Company, the school, and I wrote a poem about my leaves - I felt like a tree that had no leaves. That is the life at 18.

Alicia Silverstone

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