Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity

Summary

This quote suggests that boxing serves as a symbolic tribute to the diminishing influence of traditional masculine values in society. It implies that boxing is a powerful manifestation of masculinity, highlighting its potency precisely because it is gradually fading away in contemporary times. The quote highlights the significance of boxing as a platform that allows men to express and embody aspects of masculinity that are slowly vanishing in various other aspects of modern life.

By Joyce Carol Oates

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when

Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.

Elmer G. Letterman

Action(s)

I came here to be for all and with all,and what I do today i

I came here to be for all and with all,and what I do today in my solitudewill be echoed tomorrow by the multitude.What I say now with one heartwill be said tomorrow by thousands of hearts...

Poetry Inspirational Gibran

The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical wher

The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.

V. S. Pritchett

Nationalism Nation Nationality

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we sha

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills we shall never surrender.

Winston Churchill

War

My mom's a social worker, and my dad works in non-profit org

My mom's a social worker, and my dad works in non-profit organisations.

Dad

I think poetry can help children deal with the other subject

I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.

Carol Ann Duffy

Poetry

For truth to tell, dancing in all its forms cannot be exclud

For truth to tell, dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education: dancing with the feet, with ideas, with words, and, need I add that one must also be able to dance with pen- that one must learn how to write

Friedrich Nietzsche

Most of our spending is done to forward our efforts to look

Most of our spending is done to forward our efforts to look like others.

Effort

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances thro

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared min

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.

Albert SzentGyorgyi

Discovery

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have th

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.

Time Thetimes