Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals, with no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.
Clare Boothe Luce Quotes
Nature abhors a virgin - a frozen asset.
Similar Quotes
The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.
- Thomas EakinsThe writer is by nature a dreamer - a conscious dreamer.
- Carson McCullersNature is usually wrong.
- James McNeill WhistlerNature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
- Marcus Tullius CiceroFor the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm.
- Edwin Way TealeComments on: "Clare Boothe Luce Quotes: Nature abhors a virgin - a frozen asset."
| Birth: | 10th March, 1903 |
| Death: | 9th October, 1987 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Diplomat, Editor, Journalist, Novelist, Playwright, Politician |
About
Clare Boothe Luce was born in New York City. She was an American Editor, playwright, politician, journalist, novelist and diplomat. She was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Politically, Luce was a Republican who became steadily more conservative in later life. In 1942, Luce won a Republican seat in the United States House of Representatives representing Fairfield County, Connecticut, the 4th Congressional District. In 1959, President Eisenhower nominated a recovered Luce to be the US Ambassador to Brazil. President Reagan awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. She was the first female member of Congress to receive this award.
Share with your friends