1941

Explore 44 quotes from the year 1941

Man's nature, his passions and anxieties, are a cultural product; as a matter of fact, man himself is the most important creation and achievement of the continuous human effort, the record of which we call history.

Erich Fromm

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Topic

Human nature

Author

Erich Fromm

Source

Escape from Freedom

Genre

Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fromm, Erich. Escape from Freedom. Farrar & Rinehart, 1941, ch. 1.

It's good to be just plain happy; it's a little better to know that you're happy; but to understand that you're happy and to know why and how... And still be happy, be happy in the being and the knowing, well that is beyond happiness, that is bliss.

Henry Miller

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Topic

Happiness Self-knowledge

Author

Henry Miller

Source

The Colossus of Maroussi

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Miller, Henry. The Colossus of Maroussi. Colt Press, 1941, pt. 1.

The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any nobility of health and vigor, must be to a significant degree an Amirian century.

Henry Luce

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Topic

20th century

Author

Henry Luce

Source

The American Century Life Magazine

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Luce, Henry. "The American Century." Life Magazine, Feb. 1941.

Do not let us speak of darker days. Let us speak rather of sterner days.

Winston Churchill

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Source

Speeches of Winston Churchill

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'Never give in!', 29 October 1941, Harrow School." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.