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Nineteenth Century Quotes By Chuck Palahniuk: It seems that so much writing is being

It seems that so much writing is being done in the nineteenth-century model, where every connection has to be thoroughly explained. — Chuck Palahniuk

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Kate Atkinson: She ... wanted no one - apart from

She ... wanted no one - apart from men in nineteenth-century novels, which put a whole new spin on the idea of 'unattainable. — Kate Atkinson

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Mark Kurlansky: In nineteenth-century Russia, sauerkraut was valued more than

In nineteenth-century Russia, sauerkraut was valued more than caviar, — Mark Kurlansky

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Oscar Wilde: as a moral or an immoral book. Books

as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. The nineteenth century — Oscar Wilde

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Alfred North Whitehead: The greatest invention of the nineteenth century was

The greatest invention of the nineteenth century was the invention of the method of invention. — Alfred North Whitehead

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Matthew Stewart: I don't have an M.B.A. I have a

I don't have an M.B.A. I have a doctoral degree in philosophy - nineteenth-century German philosophy, to be precise. — Matthew Stewart

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Ann Jones: (At the end of the nineteenth century, economist

(At the end of the nineteenth century, economist Charlotte Perkins Gilman complained that housework was the only job that had not been modernized.) — Ann Jones

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Alberto Moravia: The novel as we knew it in the

The novel as we knew it in the nineteenth century was killed off by Proust and Joyce. — Alberto Moravia

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Samantha Towle: I don't woo. We're not in the nineteenth

I don't woo. We're not in the nineteenth century. I fuck. And I'm awesome at it. Hence why women keep coming back for more. — Samantha Towle

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Robert Hass: The whole difference between the nineteenth century and

The whole difference between the nineteenth century and the twentieth century could be summed up in two words, graveyard and cemetery. — Robert Hass

Nineteenth Century Quotes By P. J. O'Rourke: The typical old-fashioned diet (in the nineteenth century)

The typical old-fashioned diet (in the nineteenth century) was so bad it almost assembled modern dieting. — P. J. O'Rourke

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Hunter Shea: Galton was a world renowned anthropologist back in

Galton was a world renowned anthropologist back in the nineteenth century, though he was a big overshadowed by his cousin, Charles Darwin. — Hunter Shea

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Barbara W. Tuchman: Oversimplified perhaps, this in essence is the problem

Oversimplified perhaps, this in essence is the problem known to nineteenth-century diplomacy as the Eastern Question. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Ian McEwan: The nineteenth century was closer than most women

The nineteenth century was closer than most women thought. — Ian McEwan

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Amy Plum: Gaspard eyed me cautiously. "I really can't say,"

Gaspard eyed me cautiously. "I really can't say," he responded in his formal nineteenth-century style. Can't, or won't? I thought. — Amy Plum

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Ricky Jay: Magicians from the nineteenth century threw cards distances,

Magicians from the nineteenth century threw cards distances, but I think I'm the first one who made a thing about using them as weapons. — Ricky Jay

Nineteenth Century Quotes By FOUCAULT MICHEL: Marxism exists in nineteenth-century thought like a fish

Marxism exists in nineteenth-century thought like a fish in water: that is, it is unable to breathe anywhere else. — FOUCAULT MICHEL

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Niall Ferguson: The German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, was one

The German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, was one of the few authentic geniuses among nineteenth-century statesmen. — Niall Ferguson

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Thaddeus Stevens: The greatest measure of the nineteenth century was

The greatest measure of the nineteenth century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America. — Thaddeus Stevens

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Deborah Blum: Nicotine had been isolated and synthesized in the

Nicotine had been isolated and synthesized in the nineteenth century. In pure form, it took an ounce at most to kill the average adult. — Deborah Blum

Nineteenth Century Quotes By John McWhorter: In the nineteenth century, poetry was a bestselling

In the nineteenth century, poetry was a bestselling genre rather than the cultish phenomenon it is now. — John McWhorter

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Robert Hughes: Machines were the ideal metaphor for the central

Machines were the ideal metaphor for the central pornographic fantasy of the nineteenth century, rape followed by gratitude. — Robert Hughes

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Gabriel Garcia Marquez: In my opinion,' he said, 'the nineteenth century

In my opinion,' he said, 'the nineteenth century is passing for everyone except us. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Nineteenth Century Quotes By George Carlin: Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game. Football is

Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game. Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle. — George Carlin

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Karen Armstrong: The Qur'an was attempting to give women a

The Qur'an was attempting to give women a legal status that most Western women would not enjoy until the nineteenth century. The — Karen Armstrong

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Amit Chaudhuri: The Bengali was the Marwari of the early

The Bengali was the Marwari of the early nineteenth century. — Amit Chaudhuri

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Jill Lepore: Modern political science started in the late nineteenth

Modern political science started in the late nineteenth century as a branch of history. — Jill Lepore

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Lukas Foss: In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word

In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts. — Lukas Foss

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Simon James: Academics and scientists too easily enjoy the role

Academics and scientists too easily enjoy the role of secular priesthood given them in the nineteenth century by T. H. Huxley in particular. — Simon James

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Karl Ove Knausgard: I walked around Stockholm's streets, modern and feminized,

I walked around Stockholm's streets, modern and feminized, with a furious nineteenth-century man inside me. — Karl Ove Knausgard

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The future historian will rank him as one

The future historian will rank him as one of the heroes of the nineteenth century.

{Stanton's opinion of the great Robert Ingersoll} — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Evelyn Waugh: If only people realized Corbusier is pure nineteenth

If only people realized Corbusier is pure nineteenth century, Manchester school utilitarian, and that's why they like him. — Evelyn Waugh

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Gertrude Stein: The nineteenth century believed in science but the

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not. — Gertrude Stein

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Robert Higgs: Since the end of the nineteenth century, if

Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war. — Robert Higgs

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Jill Lepore: Nineteenth-century grass-roots populism made twentieth-century progressivism possible.

Nineteenth-century grass-roots populism made twentieth-century progressivism possible. — Jill Lepore

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Stathis N. Kalyvas: At the turn of the nineteenth century, Greece

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Greece could boast the highest proportion of university students among its population across Europe — Stathis N. Kalyvas

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Gore Vidal: The first grown-up book that I read on

The first grown-up book that I read on my own was a nineteenth-century edition of 'Tales from Livy' that I'd found in my grandfather's library. — Gore Vidal

Nineteenth Century Quotes By John Irving: The operas I loved were nineteenth-century novels!

The operas I loved were nineteenth-century novels! — John Irving

Nineteenth Century Quotes By David Brinkley: In the nineteenth century, government agencies in Washington

In the nineteenth century, government agencies in Washington had, almost without exception, flatly refused to hire even one female. — David Brinkley

Nineteenth Century Quotes By James A. Michener: I was brought up in the great tradition

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains. — James A. Michener

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Kenneth Clark: Only the bad artists of the nineteenth century

Only the bad artists of the nineteenth century were frightened by the invention of photography; the good ones all welcomed it and used it. — Kenneth Clark

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Bertrand Russell: What Galileo and Newton were to the seventeenth

What Galileo and Newton were to the seventeenth century, Darwin was to the nineteenth. — Bertrand Russell

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Malcolm Gladwell: All three of the great waves of nineteenth-

All three of the great waves of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European immigrants to America innovated. — Malcolm Gladwell

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Susanna Clarke: I feel very much at home in the

I feel very much at home in the early nineteenth century and am not inclined to leave it. — Susanna Clarke

Nineteenth Century Quotes By George Orwell: Ever since the end of the nineteenth century,

Ever since the end of the nineteenth century, the problem of what to do with the surplus of consumption goods has been latent in industrial society. — George Orwell

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Paul Tillich: Since the last decades of the nineteenth century,

Since the last decades of the nineteenth century, revolt against the objectified world has determined the character of art and literature. — Paul Tillich

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Thomas B. Macaulay: We must succumb to the general influence of

We must succumb to the general influence of the times. No man can be of the tenth century, if he would; be must be a man of the nineteenth century. — Thomas B. Macaulay

Nineteenth Century Quotes By William Weld: In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong. — William Weld

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Emma Thompson: Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English.

Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English. Except for Robert Hardy and Elizabeth Spriggs, who speak that way anyway. — Emma Thompson

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Clive Ponting: Until the late-nineteenth-century the House of Commons maintained

Until the late-nineteenth-century the House of Commons maintained a formal ban on the reporting of its debates. — Clive Ponting

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Oscar Wilde: The costume of the nineteenth century is detestable.

The costume of the nineteenth century is detestable. It is so sombre, so depressing. Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life. — Oscar Wilde

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Oscar Wilde: Death and vulgarity are the only two facts

Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away. — Oscar Wilde

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Henry Ward Beecher: Titles are too "thin" for the nineteenth century.

Titles are too "thin" for the nineteenth century. — Henry Ward Beecher

Nineteenth Century Quotes By George Bernard Shaw: The most revolutionary invention of the Nineteenth Century

The most revolutionary invention of the Nineteenth Century was the artificial sterilization of marriage. — George Bernard Shaw

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Marshall McLuhan: If the nineteenth century was the age of

If the nineteenth century was the age of the editorial chair, ours is the century of the psychiatrist's couch. — Marshall McLuhan

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Kate Atkinson: She could have happily lived inside any nineteenth

She could have happily lived inside any nineteenth century novel. — Kate Atkinson

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Edgar Allan Poe: The truth is, I am heartily sick of

The truth is, I am heartily sick of this life & of the nineteenth century in general. (I am convinced that every thing is going wrong.) — Edgar Allan Poe

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Geoffrey Blainey: We forget that the nineteenth century often turned

We forget that the nineteenth century often turned work into sport. We, in contrast, often turn sport into work. — Geoffrey Blainey

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Karen Armstrong: But during the nineteenth century, Europe was reconfigured

But during the nineteenth century, Europe was reconfigured into clearly defined states ruled by a central government. — Karen Armstrong

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Samuel Goldwyn: Let's bring it up to date with some

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue. — Samuel Goldwyn

Nineteenth Century Quotes By John Thorn: If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome

If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century. — John Thorn

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Charles Baxter: Weather is so nineteenth-century in its effects,

Weather is so nineteenth-century in its effects, — Charles Baxter

Nineteenth Century Quotes By John Maynard Keynes: The forces of the nineteenth century have run

The forces of the nineteenth century have run their course and are exhausted. — John Maynard Keynes

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Witold Rybczynski: The truth is that a nineteenth-century warehouse exhibits

The truth is that a nineteenth-century warehouse exhibits greater craft in its construction than all but the most expensive modern buildings. — Witold Rybczynski

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Thomas E. Woods Jr.: In the nineteenth century there was no such

In the nineteenth century there was no such thing as retirement, — Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Millicent Garrett Fawcett: If the nineteenth century was a time of

If the nineteenth century was a time of education for women, it was no less a time of education for men. — Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Robert Louis Stevenson: Well, well, Henry James is pretty good, though

Well, well, Henry James is pretty good, though he is of the nineteenth century, and that glaringly. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Erich Fromm: In the nineteenth century the problem was that

In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead. — Erich Fromm

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Michel Houellebecq: While I was waiting to die, I still

While I was waiting to die, I still had the Journal of Nineteenth-Century Studies. — Michel Houellebecq

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Friedrich Nietzsche: It is not the victory of science that

It is not the victory of science that distinguishes our nineteenth century, but the victory of scientific method over science. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Leila Sales: This is who Ezra is dating now. He

This is who Ezra is dating now. He is now into girls who are into dressing up as nineteenth century prostitutes. For the hats. — Leila Sales

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Glen Duncan: Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems,

Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much. — Glen Duncan

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Arthur Peacocke: In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both

In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both evangelical and catholic, embraced positively the proposal of evolution. — Arthur Peacocke

Nineteenth Century Quotes By George Orwell: The reality was decaying, dingy cities, where underfed

The reality was decaying, dingy cities, where underfed people shuffled to and fro in leaky shoes, in patched-up nineteenth-century houses — George Orwell

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Mason Cooley: Posteritythe forlorn child of nineteenth century optimismgrows ever

Posterity
the forlorn child of nineteenth century optimism
grows ever harder to conceive. — Mason Cooley

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Julian Barnes: WHORES.Necessary in the nineteenth century for the contraction

WHORES.
Necessary in the nineteenth century for the contraction of syphilis, without which no one could claim genius. — Julian Barnes

Nineteenth Century Quotes By John Kenneth Galbraith: Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth

Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted. — John Kenneth Galbraith

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Thomas Szasz: Masturbation: the primary sexual activity of mankind. In

Masturbation: the primary sexual activity of mankind. In the nineteenth century it was a disease; in the twentieth, it's a cure. — Thomas Szasz

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Nathaniel Branden: The concept of romantic love as a widely

The concept of romantic love as a widely accepted cultural value and as the ideal basis of marriage was a product of the nineteenth century. — Nathaniel Branden

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Heinrich Heine: Round my cradle shimmered the last moonbeams of

Round my cradle shimmered the last moonbeams of the eighteenth century and the first morning rays of the nineteenth. — Heinrich Heine

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Marcel Proust: Proust was the greatest novelist of the twentieth

Proust was the greatest novelist of the twentieth century, just as Tolstoy was in the nineteenth. — Marcel Proust

Nineteenth Century Quotes By William Winwood Reade: A day will come when the European god

A day will come when the European god of the nineteenth century will be classed with the gods of Olympus and the Nile. — William Winwood Reade

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Fred Whitehead: Far from being marginalized, as is presently the

Far from being marginalized, as is presently the case, nineteenth-century freethought was a social movement at the core of our national life. — Fred Whitehead

Nineteenth Century Quotes By Gail Collins: Smart woman can do very well in this

Smart woman can do very well in this country. - A young woman in nineteenth-century California — Gail Collins