Edmund Wilson Quotes

If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.

Edmund Wilson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 8, 1895 - June 12, 1972

Topics

HeartFoodPeaceSafetyRemember

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

Matthew Ashford

TennisYearsUpTriedI TriedHad

The people I chose to work with me on this album are there because I have a personal relationship with them.

Angie Martinez

WorkRelationshipPeopleMePersonal

I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it's part of the drama of life. It teaches you that there are places, moments and incidents in other cultures that genuinely have a life of their own.

Michael Palin

LifeArtMeThinkLearnMoments

To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.

Minna Antrim

WisdomSelfGeniusKnowNeighbors

I work much better in sunshine. It's drizzle and grayness that I don't like.

Lucy Davis

WorkSunshineBetterLikeMuch

I am somebody who feels that we're all fabulous, every human being, and I think when we do things that aren't so fabulous, we are disconnected from who we really are.

Lucy Davis

I AmThinkHumanFabulousThings

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

Little Milton

MomUpLittleJustBetweenMoved

I don't feel as though I've graduated from commercials or music videos. In my mind, they aren't compartmentalised.

Jonathan Glazer

MusicMindFeelVideosMusic Videos

I even played a part in 'Miami Vice.'

Dennis Farina

MiamiViceEvenPartPlayed

I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'

Christian McKay

ThinkBetterCitizenMidnightFilm

Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.

Brian Eno

MusicVoiceLongAttractiveShouting

At the Academy Awards every year, there are best-dressed stars - and worst-dressed stars. But it's the worst-dressed that go down in history.

Brad Goreski

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