Masks Quotes

208 Masks quotes by 182 unique authors

The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept. — George Plimpton
The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The important thing is to use the role as a trampoline, a chance to study and play with what is behind our masks. Creativity, especially… — Jerzy Grotowski
A collection of masks, depicting historical figures in life and what I like to call the eternal repose. — Wes Craven
Life offers its wisdom generously. Everything teaches. Not everyone learns. Life asks of us the same thing we have been asked in every class: "Stay… — Rachel Naomi Remen
Laughter and weeping, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, mark the extremes of a continuous spectrum; both provide channels for the overflow of emotion;… — Arthur Koestler
Exporting Church employees to Latin America masks a universal and unconscious fear of a new Church. North and South American authorities, differently motivated but equally… — Ivan Illich
I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing masks for. — James H. Boren
On the stage . . . masks are assumed with some regard to procedure; in everyday life, the participants act their parts without consideration either… — Anthony Powell
It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites.… — Criss Jami
A spiritual retreat is medicine for soul starvation. Through silence, solitary practice, and simple living, we begin to fill the empty reservoir. This lifts the… — David A. Cooper
Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves,… — Carolyn Kizer
I'm mildly obsessed with skin care. I do a lot of masks at home, like Elisha Coy's Korean Collagen masks. I also use an embarrassingly… — Nina Arianda
I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself. — Eva Herzigova
Ensor sees with his imagination, but his vision is perfectly accurate, of an almost geometric precision. He is one of the very few who can… — Jean Lorrain
Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the use… — Pablo Antonio Cuadra
I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And… — Nadine Labaki
Zen is the game of insight, the game of discovering who you are beneath the social masks. — Reginald Horace Blyth
A lot of men who have accepted - or had imposed upon them in boyhood - the old English public school styles of careful modesty… — J. B. Priestley
I have these slumber parties with my father [Steve Tyler], and when we can't sleep we stay up all night trading beauty tips. He knows… — Liv Tyler
It is said that my art has some typically Nordic features: the curving lines, the convolutions, the magical masks and staring eyes that appear in… — Asger Jorn
Father was an atheist; he had even joined the Skeleton Army - a club of men who went about in masks or black faces, with… — A. E. Coppard
In our society, most of us wear protective masks of various kinds and for various reasons. Very often the end result is that the masks… — Clarence John Laughlin
Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris. — Mason Cooley

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