Spectator Quotes

192 Spectator quotes by 166 unique authors

The illusion of magic is an idealistic fantasy; it exists only in the imagination of the spectator. — Paul LePaul
The repeat run of Fawlty Towers drew bigger audiences than ever and deservedly so. Statistical surveys reveal that only the television critic of The Spectator… — Clive James
No to spectacle no to virtuosity no to transformations and magic and make believe no to glamour and transcendency of the star image no to… — Unknown Author
Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved. — Billy Graham
We resist mindlessness of any kind. Again, drugs, like television, are fine for other people. The more enslaved they are, the easier it is for… — Blanche Barton
Dont be a life spectator.. take the plunge. — Max McKeown
I do feel for me that cinema has somehow ceased to be a spectator sport. I get tremendous excitement out of making it rather than… — Peter Greenaway
If nobody talks about books, if they are not discussed or somehow contended with, literature ceases to be a conversation, ceases to be dynamic. Most… — Patricia Hampl
Out of the blending of human and animal stories comes the theme that I hope is inherent in all my books: that man is an… — Fred Bodsworth
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills
What some highbrows call rapport is nothing more than a mild flirtation between photographer and the girl on the other side of the camera. Some… — Sam Haskins
Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. — Barbara Jordan
All that a spectator gets out of the game is fresh air, the comical articles in his program, the sight of twenty-two young men rushing… — Robert Benchley
In fact, entertainment has taken the place of celebration in the present world. But entertainment is quite different from celebration; entertainment and celebration are never… — Rajneesh
If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully… — Manuel Puig
Someone knocks at the door of an apartment to borrow salt or sugar, people run into each other in the elevator, and in this way… — Krzysztof Kieslowski
Life is not a spectator sport. — Jackie Robinson
Will you be a spectator or a citizen? To make a difference in this world, you must be involved. — George W. Bush
The Lord didn't make Lehi a mere spectator, watching and learning from afar. Instead, the Lord taught his prophet by taking him out of the… — John Bytheway
There cannot be any communication except through form. If there is no form, you cannot create emotion in the spectator. — Alain Resnais

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