Modernism has a reputation for being a forbidding phenomenon: its visual arts disconcertingly non-representational, its literary efforts devoid of the consolations of plot and character - even its films, it's argued, fall well short of that true desideratum: entertainment.
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Its strength therefore depends on the ch... SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON It could be argued that there is an element of entertainment in every pie, as every pie is inherentl... JANET CLARKSON 'Black Hawk Down' has such distinctive visual aplomb that its jingoism starts to feel like p... ELVIS MITCHELL Literary theory has become a parody of science, generating its own arcane jargon. In the process, tr... NANCY PEARCEY For all of its well-deserved reputation for pragmatism, American popular culture frequently nurtures... MICHAEL HAYDEN Apart from the representational content of an idea there is another component: its force and vivacit... DAVID HUME The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing ... CLARA ZETKIN One does not contemplate it like a picture. The idea of contemplation disappears completely. Simply ... MARCEL DUCHAMP This has provided a great foundation for where the A&P Commission needs to focus its efforts in the ... MARILYN HEIFNER She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own we... RAMSEY CLARK There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own we... RAMSEY CLARK It's a city of its own and has its own sound. I think what makes it different is the drama; you ... BILLY PAUL Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors ... LAO TZU The Scottsdale Arts Festival has long been recognized for the high caliber of its participating arti... JANICE BARTCZAK For me and my films, I want my audience to experience cinema in its full glory. It's not just vi... JAMES WAN A good cult delivers on its promises. A good cult nourishes the needs of its members, has transparen... PHILIP ZIMBARDO Its plot is loose and tortuous and will take some time for its stars to emerge. ALAN HAMILTON exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift f... EDWARD SAID Education has for its object the formation of character. HERBERT SPENCER Education has for its object the formation of character HERBERT SPENCER Like a lot of people, I've got a self-loathing streak that's alive and well. It acts as a de... RYAN REYNOLDS The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapi... FRANCES O'GRADY Jamaica is more than just the 'brand' the world recognizes so well; it's a place of prid... PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER Even if everything its detractors say about Fox were true, the most liberal of liberal attitudes wou... ALAN COLMES The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Prayer must be broad in its scope - it must plead for others. Intercession for others is the hallmar... EDWARD MCKENDREE BOUNDS Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's enterta... AARON SORKIN There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought ... LAFCADIO HEARN Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree... ABRAHAM LINCOLN Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tr... ABRAHAM LINCOLN A firefly blinked into existence, drew half a word in the air. Then gone. A black bug secret in the ... COLSON WHITEHEAD Lots of people speak Afrikaans. It's not a statement; it's just a language that we use to co... YOLANDI VISSER A lot of people say that India has been held back by its democracy. But let's remember that, des... ALEX TABARROK TV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet. DAVID WALLIAMS The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journa... LYNDA RESNICK You know, for most of its life bluegrass has had this stigma of being all straw hats and hay bales a... ALISON KRAUSS What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something t... JEAN-YVES LELOUP it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them. STEPHEN CHOBOSKY I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not e... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I’m caught between trying to live my life, and trying to run from it. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't want to be somebody's crush.if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Jude has a very different character. It is not the cradle of Christianity, or of the assembly on ear... 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WILLIAM JAMES Mandy Sutter's 'Bush Meat' triumphs in its lean prose and true dialogue, in its disarmin... RORY MACLEAN An institution that borrows on a non-prioritized basis would never contemplate borrowing on a priori... JOHN DELANEY But in all His dealings with His creatures God has maintained the principles of righteousness by rev... ELLEN G. WHITE Bloomberg will pursue its legal remedies against anyone who attempts to use its name and tarnish its... RICHARD KLEIN Bloomberg will pursue its legal remedies against anyone who attempts to use its name and tarnish its... RICHARD KLEIN Well, it does make you realize that life, even at its longest, is still very short. KAIRA ROUDA The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It... NANCY SINATRA In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of... EDWARD HOPPER It was unusual for its magnitude. You could say it was an ingenious plot. DENNIS BINGHAM It's the word 'artful'; it's such a great word, with its dark and its light side, it... ALI SMITH You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS America has lost its capacity for being indignant, ... Where has our capacity for indignation gone? ... CHERIF BASSIOUNI True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There's no... NHAT HANH Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable. MADELINE KUHN Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable MADELINE KUHN A child's mind is its living room; it's going to be residing there for the rest of its earth... TOM ROBBINS Kindle Worlds is a clever way to monetize a formerly underground trend, and to enable its participan... RUSSELL SMITH Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film,... 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When we lock up our lives for wealth, t... WILL CARLETON The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with
care,
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