Walter Scott Quotes
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.Walter Scott
Quotes to Explore
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I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
Maia Mitchell -
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
Babasaheb -
The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
Patrick Leahy -
My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
Salvatore Quasimodo -
The only people who never fail are those who never try.
Ilka Chase -
If you're the person living closest to the parent who's going to need help, and you take on the whole role of primary caregiver, you can be pretty sure your sibling who lives farthest away is going to call you and say, 'You don't know what you're doing.' Because they're not on the spot, and they probably feel guilty.
Gail Sheehy
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants -
The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.
Valerie Jarrett -
I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
Rachel Platten -
I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
Vance Joy -
Creative people are more prone to depression.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants -
You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
Gabrielle Union
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
Gavin Bryars -
What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
Barry Eisler -
We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
Natalie Wood -
Things forbidden have a secret charm.
Tacitus -
We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.
Sally Yates -
I started saying, 'I don't want to be crazy anymore.' I need to make some changes. And the first thing I started doing was just got all the men out of my life, because that was a big problem for me. That was a crutch, if you will. You know, trying to define yourself through other people or men, in particular.
Natalie Cole
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Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
Warren Buffett -
For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth.
Plutarch -
If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.
Scott Ritter -
The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you. And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
Edgar Lee Masters -
Look round at the courses of the stars, as if thou wert going along with them; and constantly consider the changes of the elements into one another; for such thoughts purge away the filth of the terrene life.
Marcus Aurelius -
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Walter Scott