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That sense of a life in natural objects, which in most poetry is but a rhetorical artifice, was, then, in Wordsworth the assertion of what was for him almost literal fact.

Quote by Walter Pater about life, objects, poetry, common sense, sense

What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.

Quote by Walter Pater about objects, literary critic, beauty, power, being

But man has still another powerful resource: natural...

But man has still another powerful resource: natural science with its strictly objective methods.

Quote by Ivan Pavlov about power, purpose, science, man

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about politics, objects, use

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has...

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire about poetry, purpose, force, police, moral, poets

Luckless is the country in which the symbols of procreation are the objects of shame, while the agents of destruction are honored! And yet you call that member your pudendum, or shameful part, as if there were anything more glorious than creating...

Quote by Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac about opinion, shame, destruction, objects, country, life, contentment

The objects from childhood's house are becomming in time...

The objects from childhood's house are becomming in time icons.

Quote by Paul Louis Lampert about childhood, objects, home, house, time

What would we humans be without a soul? Bound in a material life, deprived of dream journeys, of the beauty of hope, deprived of love and enthusiasm, we would become vague, rigid and cold objects, walking shadows trying to communicate by words...

Quote by Silvia Cinca about soul, contentment, beauty, word, people, objects, enthusiasm, dream, hope, life

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has...

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.

Quote by Michel Foucault about art, objects, society, magic, life

Life – A room where only some objects take shape.

Life – A room where only some objects take shape.

Quote by Mariana Fulger about life, objects

Light is the first of painters. There is no object so...

Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson about light

What keeps me going is goals.

What keeps me going is goals.

Quote by Muhammad Ali about attitude, purpose

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about war, purpose, peace

There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.

Quote by Charles Babbage about ambition, people, purpose, numbers, knowledge

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The...

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

Quote by Edward Abbey about purpose

This comparative indifference to clearness and...

This comparative indifference to clearness and consistency of thought is visible even in that chief object of our national concern, education.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about indifference, worry, education, thinking

The books I've written for gaming companies are a like games of miniature golf where the object is to weave an interesting story through an obstacle course.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about games, companies, obstacles, books

The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk...

The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system.

Quote by Joe Baca about risk, purpose, heads, nation, chance, children

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and...

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about purpose, poverty, work, education, change, idea, need, things

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation.

Quote by John Abizaid about force, purpose, security, nation

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