John Byrne (1950) American author and artist of comic books
2007
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Regarding Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s version of Thor
“Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.”
— Stan Lee
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“Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic faith.”
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
It is not necessary, before all things, that he be good, honest, merciful, charitable and just. Creed is more important than conduct. The most important of all things is, that he hold the Catholic faith. There were thousands of years during which it was not necessary to hold that faith, because that faith did not exist; and yet during that time the virtues were just as important as now, just as important as they ever can be. Millions of the noblest of the human race never heard of this creed. Millions of the bravest and best have heard of it, examined, and rejected it. Millions of the most infamous have believed it, and because of their belief, or notwithstanding their belief, have murdered millions of their fellows. We know that men can be, have been, and are just as wicked with it as without it.
Rome, or Reason? A Reply to Cardinal Manning. Part I. The North American Review (1888)
“Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.”
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German poet, playwright, theatre director
Mistakenly attributed to Vladimir Mayakovsky in The Political Psyche (1993) by Andrew Samuels, p. 9; mistakenly attributed to Brecht in Paulo Freire: A Critical Encounter (1993) by Peter McLaren and Peter Leonard, p. 80; variant translation: "Art is not a mirror held up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it."
First recorded in Leon Trotsky, Literature and Revolution (1924; edited by William Keach (2005), Ch. 4: Futurism, p. 120): "Art, it is said, is not a mirror, but a hammer: it does not reflect, it shapes."
Disputed
“Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.”
Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930) Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, artist and stage and film actor
Attributed to Vladimir Mayakovsky in The Political Psyche (1993) by Andrew Samuels, p. 9; attributed to Bertolt Brecht in Paulo Freire : A Critical Encounter (1993) by Peter McLaren and Peter Leonard, p. 80
Variant translation: Art is not a mirror held up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Priest
Indra Nooyi (1955) Indian-born, naturalized American, business executive
Narendra Modi question elicits 'no comment' from PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi
“There is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character.”
Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) French sociologist (1858-1917)
Émile Durkheim, Debate on Explanation in History and Sociology (1908).
“6075. When you are Anvil, hold you still;
When you are Hammer, strike your Fill.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1758) : When you're an Anvil, hold you still, When you're a Hammer, strike your Fill.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)