I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes decadence feeble sophistication
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs. Christopher Hampton criticdogfelt Change image and share on social
I like L.A., but I think what's changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species. Christopher Hampton changedramaticendanger Change image and share on social
I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine. Christopher Hampton ashamedcourtmine Change image and share on social
There's a higher place that I have no illusions about reaching. There's a sophistication and aesthetic about composers who only write only for the music's sake. Bill Conti aestheticcomposerhigh Change image and share on social
The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off. Benito Mussolini bindbirthdecadence Change image and share on social
Like many physical diseases, anti-Semitism is highly infectious, and can become endemic in certain localities and societies. Though a disease of the mind, it is by no means confined to weak, feeble, or commonplace intellects; as history sadly records, its carriers have included men and women of otherwise powerful and subtle thoughts. Paul Johnson anticarriercommonplace share on social