November 3 Most Favored: Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves. Lucan, Roman poet. At the age of 25, he was charged with treason against Nero, and was commanded to commit suicide. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets, 39-65 Favorites: Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides. Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved. The human mind invents its Puss-in-Boots and its coaches that change into pumpkins at midnight because neither the believer nor the atheist is completely satisfied with appearances. Andre Malraux, French novelist, adventurer, art historian and statesman. He served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, 1901-1976 It makes sense that there is no sense without God. Edith Schaeffer, Christian author and co-founder of LAbri, a Christian organization which hosts guests, 1914-2013 Others: Great fear is concealed under daring. To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong. Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. Lucan Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower. William Cullen Bryant, American romantic poet, journalist, and editor of the New York Evening Post, 1794-1878 What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist, 18791962 Art is a revolt against fate. No one can endure his own solitude. Freedom is not an exchange — it is freedom. What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets. If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity? Youth is a religion from which one always ends up being converted. The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves… is what I call hell. All great religions stake a claim on eternity, but not necessarily on mans eternal life. The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself. The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness. Andre Malraux Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts. Walker Evans, American photographer best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. He said that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are literate, authoritative, transcendent. 1903-1975 Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news. Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in. The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant press, but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism. Our job in this age, as I see it, is not to serve as cheerleaders for our side in the present world struggle but to help the largest possible number of people to see the realities of the changing and convulsive world in which American policy must operate. James Reston, American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with The New York Times., 1909-1995 Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity. Conor Cruise OBrien, Irish writer, politician, diplomat, academic and newspaper editor, 1917-2008
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