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I suggest that we need a generation or two not of theory but of an attempt to discover the real phenomena of eros.


Allan Bloom

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JEREMY BLOOM I'll have a week to put the cleats on and get ready. Is a week enough? I don't see why not. I've bee...
JEREMY BLOOM I'm humbled to be here, and I'm very excited. The sport of football has been a huge passion of mine ...
JEREMY BLOOM Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most atte...
JEREMY BLOOM Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky,...
PAUL BLOOM I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.
ORLANDO BLOOM Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm m...
ORLANDO BLOOM If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; ...
AMY BLOOM The definition of a musical is that the emotion is so strong that you can't talk anymore, you ha...
RACHEL BLOOM When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag.
ORLANDO BLOOM Modern science tells us that the conscious self arises from a purely physical brain. We do not have ...
PAUL BLOOM Whenever you see shrinks on television, they're so clearly written by patients. They're eith...
AMY BLOOM