Francis Parkman Quotes
A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand.Francis Parkman
Quotes to Explore
-
I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
Ha-Joon Chang -
They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.
Adam Garcia -
I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
Taylor Swift -
I was never the pretty girl at school. I'm tiny and mixed-race. I grew up in a white area. I was always the loner.
FKA twigs -
If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
Zubin Mehta -
My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist.
Ted Dekker
-
If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
Madeline Zima -
I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
Zaha Hadid -
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.
Jack Nicklaus -
The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.
Ed Asner -
Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
Nancy Sinatra -
Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
Yair Lapid
-
On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
Victor Francis Hess -
I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
Hani Furstenberg -
The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
Maeve Binchy -
'Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like, 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs,' or, 'Forget presentation, just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
Nadia Giosia -
Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an open mic to coffeeshops.
Langhorne Slim -
In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
Vince McMahon
-
Some of my reactions are very Nigerian. I still believe that words are things.
Ben Okri -
In Europe, kids learn at least four languages before they're out of high school. But our education system is so underfunded, they go to school to buy heroin and an AK-47.
Eddie Griffin -
I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
Gary Oldman -
When I make a fist, it's strong, and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity, there's strength.
Ara Parseghian -
We have to reverse spending trends that are not job-creating.
John Delaney -
A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand.
Francis Parkman