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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

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Stephen King: People assume any twentieth-century white male writer must

People assume any twentieth-century white male writer must be an alcoholic. — Stephen King

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Frank Miller: News objectivity is a twentieth-century myth. We only

News objectivity is a twentieth-century myth. We only complain about propaganda when we don't agree with it. — Frank Miller

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By A. L. Rowse: This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts.

This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts. — A. L. Rowse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth 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

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

Stripes on their backs. The twentieth century — Rick Bragg

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Penelope Wilton: I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century

I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers. — Penelope Wilton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Francis A. Schaeffer: Christian art today should be twentieth-century art.

Christian art today should be twentieth-century art. — Francis A. Schaeffer

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Elizabeth Cady Stanton: I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a

I decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Frank Crowninshield: What Marie Antoinette was to eighteenth-century France, Mary

What Marie Antoinette was to eighteenth-century France, Mary Pickford is to twentieth-century America. — Frank Crowninshield

Twentieth Century Quotes By Mara Wilson: Most people have embarrassing videos of themselves as

Most people have embarrassing videos of themselves as children. Few have theirs copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox. — Mara Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The twentieth century belongs to Canada. — Wilfrid Laurier

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Dave Franklin: Going out? It seems so twentieth century. Do

Going out? It seems so twentieth century. Do people really still do such a thing? — Dave Franklin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twentieth Century Quotes By Charles W. Pickering: Twenty-first century medicine must not be confined to

Twenty-first century medicine must not be confined to a twentieth-century bureaucracy. — Charles W. Pickering

Twentieth Century Quotes By David Mitchell: I wonder if you encountered this dictum first

I wonder if you encountered this dictum first spoken by a twentieth-century statesman: An abyss cannot be crossed in two steps. — David Mitchell

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

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

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

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