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The Twentieth Century Quotes By Elizabeth Kostova: These are works of history about your century,

These are works of history about your century, the twentieth. A fine century-I look forward to the rest of it. — Elizabeth Kostova

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Salman Rushdie: Doubt, it seems to me, is the central

Doubt, it seems to me, is the central condition of a human being in the twentieth century. — Salman Rushdie

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Billy Graham: The [twentieth century] could well go down in

The [twentieth century] could well go down in history not so much as a century of progress but as the century of superficiality. — Billy Graham

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Christopher Hitchens: Everything everyone thinks they know about [Mother Teresa]

Everything everyone thinks they know about [Mother Teresa] is false. It must be the single most successful emotional con job of the twentieth century. — Christopher Hitchens

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Russell Baker: Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of

Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century. — Russell Baker

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Nigel Melville: I played ten injury-free years between the ages

I played ten injury-free years between the ages of 12 and 22. Then, suddenly, it seemed like I was allergic to the twentieth century. — Nigel Melville

The Twentieth Century Quotes By John Lahr: 'Death of a Salesman' is a brilliant taxonomy

'Death of a Salesman' is a brilliant taxonomy of the spiritual atrophy of mid-twentieth-century white America. — John Lahr

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Louis Dudek: The twentieth century had a wonderful capacity for

The twentieth century had a wonderful capacity for seeing nothing as the sum of everything. — Louis Dudek

The Twentieth Century Quotes By L.M. Montgomery: War was a hellish, horrible hideous thing -

War was a hellish, horrible hideous thing - too horrible and hideous to happen in the twentieth century between civilised nations. — L.M. Montgomery

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Jill Lepore: 'Doctor Who' is, unavoidably, a product of mid-twentieth-century

'Doctor Who' is, unavoidably, a product of mid-twentieth-century debates about Britain's role in the world as its empire unravelled. — Jill Lepore

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Dennis Miller: In the late twentieth century, staying sober has

In the late twentieth century, staying sober has become just as much an addiction as getting wasted. — Dennis Miller

The Twentieth 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

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Pat Conroy: In Charleston, more than elsewhere, you get the

In Charleston, more than elsewhere, you get the feeling that the twentieth century is a vast, unconscionable mistake. — Pat Conroy

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Miguel De Unamuno: These terrible sociologists, who are the astrologers and

These terrible sociologists, who are the astrologers and alchemists of our twentieth century. — Miguel De Unamuno

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Pankaj Mishra: After India and China, Indonesia was the biggest

After India and China, Indonesia was the biggest new nation-state to emerge in the mid-twentieth century. — Pankaj Mishra

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Margot Lee Shetterly: There was virtually no aspect of twentieth-century defense

There was virtually no aspect of twentieth-century defense technology that had not been touched by the hands and minds of female mathematicians. — Margot Lee Shetterly

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Scott Ellis: 'On the Twentieth Century' was always something I

'On the Twentieth Century' was always something I wanted to do because of Kristin Chenoweth. — Scott Ellis

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Quentin Crisp: The worst part of being gay in the

The worst part of being gay in the twentieth century is all that damn disco music to which one has to listen. — Quentin Crisp

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Bill Henson: The world is a colony of the US.

The world is a colony of the US. The twentieth century was the US's century. — Bill Henson

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Maurice Merleau Ponty: It is the mission of the twentieth century

It is the mission of the twentieth century to elucidate the irrational. — Maurice Merleau Ponty

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Stephen Hawking: The discovery that the universe was expanding was

The discovery that the universe was expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the twentieth century. — Stephen Hawking

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Rush Limbaugh: Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the

Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century. — Rush Limbaugh

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Dalai Lama: Because the twentieth century was a century of

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue. — Dalai Lama

The Twentieth Century Quotes By James Fenton: What happened to poetry in the twentieth century

What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page. — James Fenton

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Rick Bragg: Stripes on their backs. The twentieth century

Stripes on their backs. The twentieth century — Rick Bragg

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Brigid Brophy: The thriller is the cardinal twentieth-century form. All

The thriller is the cardinal twentieth-century form. All it, like the twentieth century, wants to know is: Who's Guilty? — Brigid Brophy

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Paulo Coelho: We may liveat the end of the twentieth

We may live
at the end of the twentieth century, but people still believe in ghosts. — Paulo Coelho

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Saki: The censorious said she slept in a hammock

The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories. — Saki

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Thomas Sowell: As history has also shown, especially in the

As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill. — Thomas Sowell

The Twentieth 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

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Will Self: As far as I can see, the history

As far as I can see, the history of experimental art in the twentieth century is intimately bound up with the experience of intoxification. — Will Self

The Twentieth 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

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Kim Stanley Robinson: It would take 2,000 Vietnam Memorials to list

It would take 2,000 Vietnam Memorials to list the [Twentieth] century's war dead. — Kim Stanley Robinson

The Twentieth Century Quotes By W.E.B. Du Bois: The problem of the twentieth century is the

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. — W.E.B. Du Bois

The Twentieth Century Quotes By James Howard Kunstler: The twentieth century was about getting around. The

The twentieth century was about getting around. The twenty-first century will be about staying in a place worth staying in. — James Howard Kunstler

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Michael Palin: We read poems from the Oxford Book of

We read poems from the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Verse. Neil insisted on spilling wine over my carpet. — Michael Palin

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Philip K. Dick: C-bombs destroyed most of Asia and North America

C-bombs destroyed most of Asia and North America back in the Twentieth Century. — Philip K. Dick

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Donna Tartt: Even if you don't like Poe - he

Even if you don't like Poe - he invented the detective story. And science fiction. In essence, he invented a huge part of the twentieth century. — Donna Tartt

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Helen Vendler: Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature. — Helen Vendler

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Joseph Sobran: The best argument for anarchism is the twentieth

The best argument for anarchism is the twentieth century. — Joseph Sobran

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Kim Stanley Robinson: But that was back in the twentieth century,

But that was back in the twentieth century, in the dark ages, — Kim Stanley Robinson

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Robert Motherwell: Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation

Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation — Robert Motherwell

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Patricia Love: Psychotherapy isn't a twentieth-century artifice imposed on nature,

Psychotherapy isn't a twentieth-century artifice imposed on nature, but the reinstatement of a natural healing process. — Patricia Love

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the twentieth century. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Tom Rachman: She doesn't remember the twentieth century. Isn't that

She doesn't remember the twentieth century. Isn't that terrifying? — Tom Rachman

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Irving Kristol: The major political event of the twentieth century

The major political event of the twentieth century is the death of socialism. — Irving Kristol

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Douglas Rushkoff: If the end of the twentieth century can

If the end of the twentieth century can be characterized by futurism, the twenty-first can be defined by presentism. — Douglas Rushkoff

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Winston Churchill: The rhinoceros stood ... about five hundred yards

The rhinoceros stood ... about five hundred yards away ... not a twentieth-century animal at all, but an odd, grim straggler from the Stone Age. — Winston Churchill

The Twentieth Century Quotes By John Young: Twentieth century man must boldly reach out ...

Twentieth century man must boldly reach out ... And purposefully strive to discover the hidden secrets of our universe. — John Young

The Twentieth Century Quotes By John Rothenstein: Photography is the dominant and fascinating and only

Photography is the dominant and fascinating and only folk art of the twentieth century. — John Rothenstein

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Anzia Yezierska: The trouble with us is that the ghetto

The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof. — Anzia Yezierska

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Norman Mailer: The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety. — Norman Mailer

The Twentieth 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

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Aldo Leopold: The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. — Aldo Leopold

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Michel Houellebecq: But it remains the case that, on the

But it remains the case that, on the level of consumption, the preeminence of the twentieth century was indisputable: nothing. — Michel Houellebecq

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Albert Camus: The real passion of the twentieth century is

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude. — Albert Camus

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Nick Hornby: Being gay was a bit like the Olympics:

Being gay was a bit like the Olympics: It disappeared in ancient times, and then they brought it back in the twentieth century. — Nick Hornby

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Robert A. Heinlein: In the twentieth century, nowhere on Earth was

In the twentieth century, nowhere on Earth was sex so vigorously suppressed as in America
and nowhere else was there such a deep interest in it. — Robert A. Heinlein

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Timothy Snyder: No major war or act of mass killing

No major war or act of mass killing in the twentieth century began without the aggressors or perpetrators first claiming innocence and victimhood. — Timothy Snyder

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Douglas Adams: The normal background-noise type of guilt that comes

The normal background-noise type of guilt that comes from just being alive this far into the twentieth century, — Douglas Adams

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Faye Moskowitz: Adolescence is a twentieth-century invention most parents approach

Adolescence is a twentieth-century invention most parents approach with dread and look back on with the relief of survivors. — Faye Moskowitz

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Andrew Carnegie: To kill a man will be considered as

To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one. — Andrew Carnegie

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Kate Grenville: The dragons of twentieth-century life are ignorance, incompetence,

The dragons of twentieth-century life are ignorance, incompetence, slackness and disloyalty, she said. — Kate Grenville

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Whitaker Chambers: Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked

Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked the wrong century to born in. — Whitaker Chambers

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Tim Wu: The blessing of the state, implicit or explicit,

The blessing of the state, implicit or explicit, has been crucial to every twentieth-century information empire. — Tim Wu

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Michael Medved: The twentieth century provides little or no evidence

The twentieth century provides little or no evidence in any corner of the globe to support the contention that religion causes most human conflict. — Michael Medved

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Robin G. Collingwood: The chief business of twentieth-century philosopy is to

The chief business of twentieth-century philosopy is to reckon with twentieth-century history. — Robin G. Collingwood

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Simone Weil: The essential characteristic of the first half of

The essential characteristic of the first half of the twentieth century is the growing weakness, and almost the disappearance, of the idea of value. — Simone Weil

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Susan Wise Bauer: The idea that fast reading is good reading

The idea that fast reading is good reading is a twentieth-century weed, springing out of the stony farmland cultivated by the computer manufacturers. — Susan Wise Bauer

The Twentieth Century Quotes By David Burr Gerrard: The twentieth will be a short century," he

The twentieth will be a short century," he said. "Either we or the Soviets will launch the missiles before long, and all the lies will be burned away. — David Burr Gerrard

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Stacy Schiff: With her death Egypt became a Roman province.

With her death Egypt became a Roman province. It would not recover its autonomy until the twentieth century. — Stacy Schiff

The Twentieth Century Quotes By William H Gass: Reduction is precisely what a work of art

Reduction is precisely what a work of art opposes. Easy answers ... annotations, arrows ... an oudine of its design ... very seriously mislead. — William H Gass

The Twentieth 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

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Wilfrid Laurier: The twentieth century belongs to Canada.

The twentieth century belongs to Canada. — Wilfrid Laurier

The Twentieth Century Quotes By David S. Rose: it is not an exaggeration to state that

it is not an exaggeration to state that any company designed for success in the twentieth century is doomed to failure in the twenty-first. — David S. Rose

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Alan Moore: Me? I'm the king of the twentieth century.

Me? I'm the king of the twentieth century. I'm the bogeyman. The villain ... The black sheep of the family. — Alan Moore

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Harold E. Varmus: There are three great themes in science in

There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene. — Harold E. Varmus

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Jonathan Lethem: She reassembled her deranged silent treatment of the

She reassembled her deranged silent treatment of the whole of the twentieth century, but it quit before she could fire it. — Jonathan Lethem

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Leo Tolstoy: The Kingdom of God is Within You, which

The Kingdom of God is Within You, which in turn influenced such twentieth-century figures — Leo Tolstoy

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Arthur Compton: Life in the twentieth century undeniably has ...

Life in the twentieth century undeniably has ... such richness, joy and adventure as were unknown to our ancestors except in their dreams. — Arthur Compton

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Norman Mailer: The natural role of the twentieth-century man is

The natural role of the twentieth-century man is anxiety. — Norman Mailer

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Ruth Ozeki: We're by-products of the mid-twentieth century", Oliver said.

We're by-products of the mid-twentieth century", Oliver said.
"Who isn't? — Ruth Ozeki

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Jerome Kern: Cartoonist Walt Disney has made the twentieth century's

Cartoonist Walt Disney has made the twentieth century's only important contribution to music. Disney has made use of music as language. — Jerome Kern

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The twentieth century was the bankruptcy of the

The twentieth century was the bankruptcy of the social utopia; the twenty-first will be that of the technological one. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Margaret Atwood: Self-Help Books of the Twentieth Century: Exploiting Hope

Self-Help Books of the Twentieth Century: Exploiting Hope and Fear," and — Margaret Atwood

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Jack Vance: Jack Vance's Lyonesse books are the greatest fairy

Jack Vance's Lyonesse books are the greatest fairy tale of the twentieth century. — Jack Vance

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Edward E. Baptist: By the late twentieth century, Jefferson's windfall would

By the late twentieth century, Jefferson's windfall would be feeding much of the world. — Edward E. Baptist

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Caryl Rivers: One of the great inventions of the twentieth

One of the great inventions of the twentieth century was the studied, methodical engineering of myth for political ends. — Caryl Rivers

The Twentieth Century Quotes By John Kennedy Toole: a block that had moved into the twentieth

a block that had moved into the twentieth century carelessly and uncaringly - and with very limited funds. — John Kennedy Toole

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Paul Edmondson: The twentieth-century scholar G. B. Harrison, believing the

The twentieth-century scholar G. B. Harrison, believing the woman to have been black-skinned, proposed a prostitute named Lucy Morgan; — Paul Edmondson

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Douglas Preston: The twentieth century showed us the evil face

The twentieth century showed us the evil face of physics. This century will show us the evil face of biology. — Douglas Preston

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Saul Bellow: The revolutions of the twentieth century, the liberation

The revolutions of the twentieth century, the liberation of the masses by production, created private life but gave nothing to fill it with. — Saul Bellow

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Noam Chomsky: If you look back at the history of

If you look back at the history of the twentieth century, Germany alone had practically destroyed Russia several times. — Noam Chomsky

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Isaac Bashevis Singer: The second half of the twentieth century is

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Manolo Blahnik: The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally

The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century. — Manolo Blahnik

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Alec-Tweedie: The most powerful book in the world at

The most powerful book in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century is the check-book. — Alec-Tweedie

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Marshall McLuhan: Ads are the cave art of the twentieth

Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century. — Marshall McLuhan

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Margaret Mead: Life in the twentieth century is like a

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. — Margaret Mead

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Tom Acitelli: Liberty Ale would become quite possibly the most

Liberty Ale would become quite possibly the most important beer of the late twentieth century — Tom Acitelli

The Twentieth Century Quotes By Neil Armstrong: History will remember the twentieth century for two

History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight. — Neil Armstrong