"But in our age the appeal to authority……" — Allen Tate

But in our age the appeal to authority is weak, and I… - Allen Tate

"But in our age the appeal to authority is weak, and I am of my age."

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37 Quotes by Allen Tate

Allen Tate has 37 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men expect too much, do too little.
Experience means conflict, our natures being what they are, and conflict means drama.
How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the…
Culture is the study of perfection, and the constant effort to achieve it.
A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities,…
At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at…
The mission for the day is to encourage students to think beyond traditional career opportunities, prepare for future careers and…
The innocent mansion of a panther's heart!
I believe the term modulation denotes in music the uninterrupted shift from one key to another: I do not know…
According to its doctors, my one intransigent desire is to have been a Confederate general, and because I could not…
I am not ridiculing verbal mechanisms, dreams, or repressions as origins of poetry; all three of them and more besides…
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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