Van Rensselaer Hall

Famous quotes containing the words van, rensselaer and/or hall:

    Confusion of sign and object is original sin coeval with the word.
    —Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

    Let us shun self-analyzation, self-consciousness, morbidness, affectation, attitudinizing. Let us look ahead as little as possible, keeping our eyes on our brushes and on the world of beauty around us.
    —Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934)

    I was afraid the waking arm would break
    From the loose earth and rub against his eyes
    A fist of trees, and the whole country tremble
    In the exultant labor of his rise;
    —Donald Hall (b. 1928)