Quote by William Blake
The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemens opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. – William Blake

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Music
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What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all the man hath, his house, his wife, his children. – William Blake

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Experience
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I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. Theyre loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions. – Dick Cheney

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Well you know, I have the utmost respect for people like Angelina Jolie and Zoe Saldana in Colombiana. – Gina Carano

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The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. Weve spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why arent they paying for it? They dont like Qaddafi, Qaddafis been a terrible thorn in their side. – Donald Trump

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What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children, for how difficult their world is. – Maurice Sendak

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