"The neglect of the humanities in present-day education is doubtless not a cause but a symptom of an age."

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Source : "Speaking Of Canada" by Vincent Massey. Address at the Centenary Dinner of University College, Toronto, October 16, 1953, 1959.

Vincent Massey

#Humanity Quotes #Age Quotes #Causes Quotes

“When I first started the show, I was known as the 'cop nerd.' I was in the 9th Precinct in the East Village every day. I'd be at work wearing a fake bulletproof vest with foam in it, then I'd leave and put on a real one to ride around with these guys.”
“Mine is a quiet exploration—a quest for new meanings in color, texture and design. Even though I sometimes portray scenes of poor and struggling people, it is a great joy to paint.”
“Optimism, positivity and faith create the foundation from which success can be built.”

Source : Sharon Lechter (2014). “Think and Grow Rich for Women: Using Your Power to Create Success and Significance”, p.27, Penguin
“The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on.”
“We are often told we are materialistic. It seems to me, we are not materialistic enough. We have a disrespect for materials. We use it quickly and carelessly. If were genuinely materialistic people, we would understand where materials come from and where they go to. But, at the moment, the entire global economy seems to be built on the model of digging things up from one hole in the ground on one side of the earth, transporting them around the world, using them for a few days, and sticking them in a hole in the ground on the other side of the world.”
“Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.”
“Abstract art is uniquely modern. It is a fundamentally romantic response to modern life - rebellious, individualistic, unconventional, sensitive, irritable.”
“Don't be a pawn in somebody's game. Find the attitude which gives you the maximum strength and the maximum dignity, no matter what else is going on”

Source : Anne Rice (2013). “The Mayfair Witches Series 3-Book Bundle: Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos”, p.945, Ballantine Books

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