John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante
John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante Eleanor Clift
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John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante Eleanor Clift
In our hurried world too little value is attached to the part of the connoisseur and dilettante. Edith Wharton
Could one count such dilettantes and old spinsters as that mawkish apostle of virginity, Mainlander, as a genuine German? In the last analysis he probably was a Jew (all Jews become mawkish when they moralize). Friedrich Nietzsche
This study is not for the amateur. It’s not for the dilettante. It’s not for the cult follower. It’s not for someone who wants everything done for them. It’s not for the one who just wants to stare with that fixed dog-like devotion towards the teacher. Frederick Lenz
Dilettantes appreciate the work, professors the master at the same time. Franz Grillparzer
And dilettantism is a humorous way to survive. Everybody understands you for it and everybody hates you for it. And not everybody chooses to be a dilettante. Many choose cunning and brute force. Francesco Clemente
I’ve worked in so many areas — I’m sort of a dilettante. Basically, I’m not interested in doing research and I never have been. David Blackwell
I want to make sure I’m not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it. Cristina Saralegui
One cannot enter don Juan’s world intellectually, like a dilettante seeking fast and fleeting knowledge. Nor, in don Juan’s world, can anything be verified absolutely. The only thing we can do is arrive at a state of increased awareness that allows us to perceive the world around us in a more inclusive manner. Carlos Castaneda
Well, I am a dilettante. It’s only in England that dilettantism is considered a bad thing. In other countries it’s called interdisciplinary research. Brian Eno