English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Margaret Atwood Quotes

...the argument for the perfectibility of humankind rests on a logical fallacy. Thus: man is by definition imperfect, say those who would perfect him. But those who would perfect him are themselves, by their own definition, imperfect.

Margaret Atwood

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself. Billy Joel
Looking back Little Lulu was an early feminist, but at the time I just thought she was a really feisty developed comic strip character. Bill Griffith
Duke came to us. They volunteered to come to us and made a number of suggestions to some people on my staff. I don't know how I would characterize them, but there have been some discussions going back and forth between Duke and members of my staff. Gray Davis
I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when it always works perfectly for me. Jackie DeShannon
Ivor Novello quote: "When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told..."
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered. Ivor Novello
I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up because that was her identity. Sad. Those cameras wouldn't leave her alone. She didn't know where to hide. Doris Roberts
Amy Smart quote: "I do Pilates and yoga and try to eat healthy."
I do Pilates and yoga and try to eat healthy. Amy Smart
Janet Evanovich quote: "You're probably gonna find this hard to believe, but I was..."
You're probably gonna find this hard to believe, but I was sort of weird when I was a kid."Salvatore "Sally" Sweet Janet Evanovich
Lewis Thomas quote: "The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to..."
The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. Lewis Thomas
Whitey Herzog quote: "I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy,..."
I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. Whitey Herzog
In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid. Alice Walker
Nina Simone quote: "To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt,..."
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. Nina Simone
Jimmy Carl Black quote: "I've done every tour with them since then and will always be..."
I've done every tour with them since then and will always be with them as long as they're together. Jimmy Carl Black
Alex Campbell quote: "I am through with this body, and what becomes of it will make..."
I am through with this body, and what becomes of it will make no difference with me in the future. Alex Campbell
Kenny Marchant quote: "We must become more energy independent. The development of..."
We must become more energy independent. The development of ANWR will assist in this goal. Kenny Marchant