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Felix Adler Quotes

Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: german
Birth: August 13, 1851 - April 24, 1933

Topics

Roots Fruit Virtue Corrupt Where

It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political.

Political Sixties Hard Through Lived

Perhaps America works like this: Presidencies swing, as reactions to each other, like a pendulum. My optimistic belief is it is how we keep our country in balance.

Balance America Country Swing Belief

I spent two summers working at Camp Curry and at Yosemite Lodge as a waiter. It gave me a chance to really be there every day - to hike up to Vernal Falls or Nevada Falls. It just took me really deep into it. Yosemite claimed me.

Day Me Chance Deep Every Day Up

I remember I grew up in Pasadena in a very, kind of, homogeneous, kind of, suburban existence and then I went to college at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. And there were all these, kind of, hipster New York kids who were so-called 'cultured' and had so much, you know, like knew all the references and, like, already had their look down.

New York College Remember You Look

Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris.

Lloyd Alexander

War Paris Germany Eventually After

A very small proportion of the country's black money is in the movie industry. Because we are written about, public attention is focused on us. Do you think there is no black money in other businesses? With the exception of government servants and others who have tax deducted at source, there are tax evaders in every walk of life.

Life Money Walk Government Small

Rather than trying to create an audience, just try and create music that feels good to you.

Good Music Trying You Create Try

There's such a wide demographic who watches the WWE. And everybody's into something different.

Watches Something WWE Different Who

The first time I learned how to play, my guitar was out of tune. I didn't know it; I just started writing songs.

Brittany Howard

Time Writing Guitar Play Know First

When I'm writing, I don't read much crime at all - you don't want to get distracted by other people's plots.

People Writing You Want Crime Get

It took me five or six years to write 'How Should a Person Be?' and there were many times when I felt discouraged.

Me Person Write Years Discouraged

When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.

Believe I Believe Hire I Believe In

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