"No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail to see their aesthetic interest."

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Source : Goldwin Smith (1881). “Lectures and Essays”, New York : Macmillan

#Artist Quotes #Age Quotes #Students Quotes

“We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.”
“We have signed with Artemis Records. Originally they were our distributor for 'Group Therapy'. My former manager (Chip Quigley) started a record label (Recon Records) and had Artemis Records as their distributor. Unfortunately, the way the label was run meant that it didn't turn out the way that we thought it was going to be. We simply got into something that was different to what we initially thought”
“If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.”
“Writers in a profit making economy are an exploitable commodity whose works are products to be marketed, and are so judged and handled.”
“We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements.”
“Freedom to many means immediate betterment, as if by magic. Unless I can meet at least some of these aspirations, my support will wane and my head will roll just as surely as the tickbird follows the rhino.”
“Happy endings were never handed out. You had to fight for them, earn them with bruised hearts and sacrifices.”
“You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.”

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