Facts about Arthur Koestler

Occup.Novelist
FromHungary
BornSeptember 5, 1905
DiedMarch 3, 1983
Aged77 years

Summary

Arthur Koestler was a famous Novelist from Hungary, who lived between September 5, 1905 and March 3, 1983. He/she became 77 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Arthur.

Related authors: George Mikes (Writer)

16 Famous quotes by Arthur Koestler

Small: Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face
"Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face"
Small: Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history at its critical turning points there
"Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means"
Small: The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know
"The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know"
Small: The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers
"The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers"
Small: The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million
"The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million"
Small: Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity
"Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity"
Small: A writers ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in ten years time
"A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in ten years' time and for one reader in a hundred years' time"
Small: A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar
"A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar"
Small: The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards
"The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards"
Small: The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarde
"The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories which once seemed to possess eternal life"
Small: One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions
"One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions"
Small: True creativity often starts where language ends
"True creativity often starts where language ends"
Small: The most persistent sound which reverberates through mans history is the beating of war drums
"The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums"
Small: Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion
"Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion"
Small: Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located
"Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual"
Small: Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears
"Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears"