#fr

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness. ↗

— Aristotle

#because #brings #evil #fear #generality

I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are. ↗

— Joan Van Ark

#before #even #friends #great #i

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#battles #enough #every #expect #fight

I even feel guilty if I'm reading a novel, because I think I should be reading Homer again. I don't really know what free time is, because I don't have something to measure it against. ↗

— Simon Armitage

#against #because #even #feel #free

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

#been #conversation #correspondence #danger #enlightened

People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#damned #day #discover #grown #might

At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#britain #century #countries #every #france

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

#come #crowded #death #friends #gloom

Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do it themselves. It's a really disgusting job. They must feel horrible inside. ↗

— Rosanna Arquette

#artists #because #criticise #criticism #critics

It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present. ↗

— Antonin Artaud

#feel #from time to time #makes #me #must