Romanticism Quotes

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To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality, color, aspiration towards the infinite, expressed by every means available… — Charles Baudelaire
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. — Charles Bukowski
I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over. — Jane Campion
Romanticism implies nostalgia for damaged goods. — Brad Mehldau
Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. You have attempted to tinge… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to each other, the… — Yao Ming
Sir Hiram Maxim is a genuine and typical example of the man of science, romantic, excitable, full of real but somewhat obvious poetry, a little… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never get rid of just waiting for the right man. — Anita Brookner
Affairs are loaded with romanticism, morality, mythology, and intense emotions. They're not really about sex, but about pain and fear and the desire to feel… — Emily Browning
Romanticism was more than merely an alternative to a sterile classicism; romanticism made possible, especially in art, a great expansion of the human consciousness. — Edward Abbey
In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic. — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romanticism and erotic kind of nature of the… — Alex O'Loughlin
Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery… — Okakura Kakuzo
Cant you understand that romanticism is no more an enemy of science than mysticism is? In fact, romanticism and science are good for each other.… — Tom Robbins
I [seek] a style in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and… — Leni Riefenstahl
I was taken by the romanticism of being thought of as an adult and living in a world that was completely new to me. I… — Mariel Hemingway
Lehman uses many conveyancesâ€”including the prose poem, the sestina, and curt rhymesâ€”to travel across the writing life of a poet whose instinctive romanticism is always… — Ken Tucker
Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us into… — Gary L. Thomas
I hated myself and the world because I had failed to face and accept the limitations of my self and of life. In literature this… — Luke Rhinehart
There should be no romanticism that international public opinion or even international diplomatic and economic pressure can defeat a coup without determined and strong defense… — Gene Sharp

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