#be

I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#decline #even #i #literary #myths

I don't have a favourite designer because I feel every designer offers something different and special, but I do really like Alexander Wang, Burberry, Stella McCartney and Balmain. ↗

— Jourdan Dunn

#because #designer #different #every #favourite

The equation of religion with belief is rather recent. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#equation #rather #recent #religion

I have never believed that the critic is the rival of the poet, but I do believe that criticism is a genre of literature or it does not exist. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#believed #critic #criticism #does #exist

The language has got to be fully alive - I can't bear dull, flaccid writing myself and I don't see why any reader should put up with it. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

#any #bear #dull #fully #fully alive

I have strong sentiments toward Iran, since I distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. I highly esteem Iranian music and culture. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#culture #distinguish #esteem #highly #i

Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of genetic manipulation, nature versus nurture, what constitutes how people get to be how they are. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#being #concerns #constitutes #first #genetic

Be kind to people on the way up - you'll meet them again on your way down. ↗

— Jimmy Durante

#be kind #down #kind #meet #people

Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however. ↗

— Trevor Dunn

#bit #following #however #i #i do

There ain't any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare. ↗

— Finley Peter Dunne

#back #being #doings #good #might