Small: All thats left now is purely poetic work, putting more life into individual places, as Ive made so sure of the
"All that's left now is purely poetic work, putting more life into individual places, as I've made so sure of the fundamental mood and dimension of expression that it won't leave me groping around in uncertainty any more"
Oskar Kokoschka, Artist
Small: I think its so important to feed your brain you know. Sometimes youve just got to read
"I think it's so important to feed your brain you know. Sometimes you've just got to read"
Vanessa Brown, Actress
Small: Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapprova
"Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised,
"The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Nobody knows enough, but many know too much
"Nobody knows enough, but many know too much"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good
"Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Th
"Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared"
Otto Weininger, Philosopher
Small: I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original
Joseph Haydn
"I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original"
Joseph Haydn, Composer
Small: I was never a quick writer, but composed with great care and efforts
Joseph Haydn
"I was never a quick writer, but composed with great care and efforts"
Joseph Haydn, Composer
Small: The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of
"The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: Personally, people know themselves very poorly
"Personally, people know themselves very poorly"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: Many an article that I myself penned twenty years ago impresses me now as something quite foreign to myself
"Many an article that I myself penned twenty years ago impresses me now as something quite foreign to myself"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: Man is pre-eminently endowed with the power of voluntarily and consciously determining his own point of view
"Man is pre-eminently endowed with the power of voluntarily and consciously determining his own point of view"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: If our dreams were more regular, more connected, more stable, they would also have more practical importance f
"If our dreams were more regular, more connected, more stable, they would also have more practical importance for us"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: A movement that we will to execute is never more than a represented movement, and appears in a different domai
"A movement that we will to execute is never more than a represented movement, and appears in a different domain from that of the executed movement, which always takes place when the image is vivid enough"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: Airlines go in the long run at the competition to reason. For the passenger the competition is good, because e
"Airlines go in the long run at the competition to reason. For the passenger the competition is good, because each competitor tries to undercut the other one"
Niki Lauda, Athlete
Small: There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide
"There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide on race-day because the overall title was not my main target this winter"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: Im quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year
"I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: I still have more to fight for in the coming years
"I still have more to fight for in the coming years"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: I like to win. If I lose, Im not very happy
"I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: Libel actions, when we look at them in perspective, are an ornament of a civilized society. They have replaced
"Libel actions, when we look at them in perspective, are an ornament of a civilized society. They have replaced, after all, at least in most cases, a resort to weapons in defense of a reputation"
Henry Anatole Grunwald, Editor
Small: The blue of my eyes is extinguished in this night, the red gold of my heart
"The blue of my eyes is extinguished in this night, the red gold of my heart"
Georg Trakl, Poet
Small: Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower
"Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower"
Georg Trakl, Poet
Small: I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods
"I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods"
Georg Trakl, Poet
Small: Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs
"Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs"
Georg Trakl, Poet
Small: I have been a Professor Emeritus since 1958, and have continued my scientific studies
"I have been a Professor Emeritus since 1958, and have continued my scientific studies"
Karl von Frisch, Scientist
Small: Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so fo
"Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so forth - nothing apart from their so-called attributes"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: A colour is a physical object as soon as we consider its dependence, for instance, upon its luminous source, u
"A colour is a physical object as soon as we consider its dependence, for instance, upon its luminous source, upon other colours, upon temperatures, upon spaces, and so forth"
Ernst Mach, Physicist
Small: In Germany air became generally accepted Berlin in this area. It operated with 45 airplanes within the Low Cos
"In Germany air became generally accepted Berlin in this area. It operated with 45 airplanes within the Low Cost range from Germany, and is one the most successful carriers in Europe"
Niki Lauda, Athlete
Small: I always go extreme ways
"I always go extreme ways"
Niki Lauda, Athlete
Small: I am so rich that I must give myself away
"I am so rich that I must give myself away"
Egon Schiele, Artist
Small: All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vita
"All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me"
Egon Schiele, Artist
Small: If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I dont think so much about setting new records. Im already prou
"If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals
"I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals"
Hermann Maier, Athlete
Small: I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spi
"I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy"
Alban Berg, Composer
Small: The room has to be comfortable the house has to look habitable
"The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary the house is conservative
"The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and perfo
"Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection"
Alban Berg, Composer
Small: The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement
"The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money
"The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people"
Adolf Loos, Architect
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