Quote by Kenneth Clark
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effe

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. – Kenneth Clark

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People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilization; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater. – Kenneth Clark

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Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. – Kenneth Clark

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Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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If youre looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then youve got to go to Wisconsin. – Dar Williams

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Attitude is everything. – Diane von Furstenberg

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When I drank, I had a very different attitude towards my playing. It was sloppier but I kind of liked it that way. It was like the alcohol was telling my mind what to do. – Mick Mars

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