Frederick Douglass Quotes
When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
-
Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
-
I'm as radical as libertarians come.
-
If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
-
I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
-
Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
-
There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
-
You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
-
I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor.
-
It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
-
I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
-
I am just enjoying what cricket has given me. In sports, it's obviously really important for all of us to remain fit - and health is wealth, so health comes with the sport.
-
It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
-
The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
-
It kind of varies according to what I'm doing and what my situation is, but, most of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing until the day of.
-
I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any.
-
Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow.
-
He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion.
-
It's what great artists do. They suffer and feel more within the human condition than others. They're not better for that, just more sensitive, and there's a burden to that.
-
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
-
To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.
-
I'm proud of the lyrics because I take a lot of care in writing them. I try to make it so people will want to go in and get really into the lyrics. I hope there are different corners to them, with lots of levels-without sounding pretentious.
-
One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves.
-
When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.
