William Dean Howells (The Dean of American Letters) Quotes
I know, indeed, of nothing more subtly satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from fine physical state. It cannot be brought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward.
William Dean Howells
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We can't go all over the world killing people because we disagree with them.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
Francesca Annis
The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.
Adam DeVine
At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if they had heard it before, but it was an old Zen proverb. 'Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, you chop wood, carry water.' It can be interpreted a lot of ways, but for the most part it's about staying in the moment.
T. J. Perkins
I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.
Mahershala Ali
When you go from one place to another, you go with experience, you don't go with prescriptions.
Lakhdar Brahimi
I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated.
Brian P. Cleary
One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.
Liberty Hyde Bailey
For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes.
Ted Allen
Don't dismiss Auriemma and UConn just because their excellence shines on the female side of the coin.
Frank Deford
I was raised a Calvinist. You might think you know what that means, but let me explain it the way my mother preached it to my three sisters and me back when we were at home: 'I buy my girls Calvin Klein clothes, so that's all they know. Then, when they graduate from college, they have to figure out how to pay for them themselves.'
Karen Finerman
I know, indeed, of nothing more subtly satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from fine physical state. It cannot be brought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward.
William Dean Howells