Martin Heidegger
Philosopher
"What was Aristotle’s life?’ Well, the answer lay in a single sentence: ‘He was born, he thought, he died.’ And all the rest is pure anecdote."
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Anecdotes
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Pablo Picasso
Painter, Sculptor
"Photography has arrived at the point where it is capable of liberating painting from all literature, from the anecdote, and even from the subject. In any case, a certain aspect of the subject now belongs to the domain of photography. So shouldn't painters profit from their newly acquired liberty, and make use of it to do other things?"
Dorothy Parker
Poet, Writer, Critic
"I find her anecdotes more efficacious than sheep-counting, rain on a tin roof, or alanol tablets.... you will find me and Morpheus, off in a corner, necking."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation."
Dorothy Parker
Poet, Writer, Critic
"Somewhere, there, is an analogy, in a small way, if you have the patience for it. But I guess it isn't a very good anecdote. I'm better at animal stories."
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"Riposte of "that old lady in the anecdote who was accused by her nieces of being illogical," Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish! How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?"
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"Art isn't anecdote. It's the consciousness we bring to bear in our lives."
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"And if a man reads very hard, as the old anecdote reminds us, he will have little time for thought."
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"A remarkable memoir that's packed with anecdotes, advice and humor, all while maintaining a high level of dignity and self-awareness."
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"If you would stick to the concrete, and put your discoveries in the form of entertaining anecdotes about your adventures with women, your conversation would be easier to follow."
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"I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I'm not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were."
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