20th Century Quotes
Sayings reflecting on a century of culture and change.
These quotes trace how the 20th century shaped culture, from the thriller becoming its most popular literary genre to jazz as its defining sound. Explore more in Aesthetic.
In the middle of the 20th century, aspirations to sound 'proper' were passionately pursued. Dictionaries as late as the Seventies include many pronunciations that could cut the proverbial glass.
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Henry Kissinger is perhaps the best-known American statesman of the 20th century.
I don't think there is any question that Picasso is the greatest figure of the 20th century.
We have a lot of long narrative poems written in the 20th century, but they're not very well known, and they're not read by very many people.
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Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, Atlanta: those are all cities that really didn't get big, didn't hit their stride until the 20th century.
As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties.
We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century.
Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.
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In the first half of the 20th century, fashion was simply not a very English thing to do.
I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century.
Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.
African Americans Quotes
Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.
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Even pronunciation trends of the era get a mention, showing how much shifted across just one hundred years. Continue with About and African Americans.
