"The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name."

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Aldous Huxley

#Names Quotes #Iliad Quotes

“My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.”

Source : "The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters". Book by Max Wyman, p. 85, 2004.
“In my 10 years that I spent out in TV and film, I had my shares of frustrations and annoyances and disappointments, but also I think it was, in the long run, it was very good for me in a whole bunch of ways.”
“The two of them simply weren't attracted to just any attractive, eligible man; they were attracted rarely, but when it happened, it was evidently a life-altering experience.”
“Before people can begin something new, they have to end what used to be and unlearn the old way.”
“What task could be more agreeable than to tell of the benefits conferred on us by our ancestors, so that you may get to know the achievements of those from whom you have received both the basis of your beliefs and the inspiration to conduct your life properly.”
“But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.”

Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.”
“Putting facts by the thousands, into the world, the toes take off with an appealing squeak which the thumping heel follows confidentially, the way men greet men. Sometimes walking is just such elated pumping.”

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