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«the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective»
Author: Arnold Beisser | About: Perspective | Keywords: humorous, perspective, tragic
«The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners.»
«The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create.»
Author: David Mamet (Playwright) | Keywords: absorb, devour, tragic
«The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most»
«The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.»
«War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.»
«We scientists, whose tragic destiny it has been to make the methods of annihilation ever more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used for the br»
«What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.»
«The White House began airing their TV commercials to re-elect the president, and the John Kerry campaign is condemning his use of 9/11 in the ads. He said it is unconscionable to use the tragic memory of a war in order to get elected unless, of course, it's the Vietnam War.»

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