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Brooks Atkinson quotes

American Critic November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984

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The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one. Brooks Atkinson
The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of..."
It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth. Brooks Atkinson
His submissive death was the surest proof that he wholly believed the faith he had lived. He had no regrets or misgivings. "One world at a time," he said to Channing, who was speculating on the hereafter. When someone else inquired whether he had made his peace with God, he answered, "We have never quarreled. Brooks Atkinson
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them. Brooks Atkinson
It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it..."
Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play..."
There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "Good plays drive bad playgoers crazy."
Good plays drive bad playgoers crazy. Brooks Atkinson
The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. Brooks Atkinson
People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "After each war there is a little less democracy to save."
After each war there is a little less democracy to save. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson quote: "Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a..."
Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first. Brooks Atkinson

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