#subject

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

#creature #living #living creature #man #only

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#art #balance #calming #depressing #devoid

It becomes us, therefore, to be contented, and dutiful subjects. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#contented #dutiful #subjects #therefore #us

I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life. ↗

— Cornelius Vanderbilt

#i #insane #life #moneymaking #my life

Well, what happened is that I had been the subject of vicious attacks by Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#been #bill #had #happened #i

Careers in virtually all academic disciplines are fostered by being a superstar who knows more about one subject than anyone else in the world. ↗

— Philip Zimbardo

#academic #anyone #being #careers #disciplines

Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#art #disaster #fiction #films #oldest

What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God. ↗

— Kate Millett

#being there #diagnosis #does #god #hopeless

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture. ↗

— Kate Millett

#culture #inherited #people #subject #who

My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes. ↗

— Robert Millikan

#educated #idea #minutes #more #person