Animate Quotes

73 quotes by 63 authors

The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse. — George Henry Lewes
To describe the animate life of particular things is simply the most precise and parsimonious way to articulate the things as we spontaneously experience them,… — David Abram
If, on the other hand, we wish to describe a particular phenomenon without repressing our direct experience, then we cannot avoid speaking of the phenomenon… — David Abram
I had always been aware that the Universe is sad; everything in it, animate or inanimate, the wild creatures, the stones, the stars, was enveloped… — Hayden Carruth
He who abstains from anything animate ... will be much more careful not to injure those of his own species. For he who loves the… — Porphyry
It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that there exists an American literature. Books which imitate or represent… — Margaret Fuller
In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority...and that oppression of the majority will extend… — Edmund Burke
Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side,… — Dick Morris
The magnetic force is animate, or imitates a soul; in many respects it surpasses the human soul while it is united to an organic body. — William Gilbert
...a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his… — Samuel Johnson
The animate and inanimate creation all contribute to the true worship of God. All of creation must worship at whatever level of sentience they possess.… — Ed Buckner
Medusa was fascinating to work with because I gave her a snake's body so that she could pull herself with her hands which gave her… — Ray Harryhausen
A nation's character is the sum of its splendid deeds; they constitute one common patrimony, the nation's inheritance. They awe foreign powers, they arouse and… — Henry Clay
We learn that those around us are an extension of ourselves, both animate and inanimate. All things have a life and form. We learn to… — Frederick Lenz
When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other… — Jean de la Bruyere
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its… — Orison Swett Marden
When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life. — Mitt Romney
Whether it's the experiments on 'MythBusters' or my earlier work in special effects for movies, I've regularly had to do things that were never done… — Adam Savage
I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character. — James Taylor
The pleasure in complete domination over another person (or other animate creature) is the very essence of the sadistic drive. Another way of formulating the… — Erich Fromm

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