Celia Thaxter (Celia Laighton Thaxter) Quotes

Peacefully The quiet stars came out, one after one; The holy twilight fell upon the sea, The summer day was done.

Celia Thaxter

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• I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.

  

  Camila Alves
  • Up
  • Time
  • Together

• When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.

  

  Dana Brunetti
  • Work
  • Free
  • Resume

• In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London.

  

  Karen Maitland
  • Animals
  • London
  • Elephant

• A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.

  

  Hans Haacke
  • Interesting
  • Effort
  • Liberal

• I look up to Rihanna and Rita Ora. They obviously wear a lot of gold jewelry and have this urban feel to them.

  

  Becky G
  • Up
  • Gold
  • Look

• It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves.

  

  Barbara Kruger
  • People
  • Support
  • Understand

• Fuseproject was founded in 1999, and the notion behind it, which is alive and kicking today, is fusing different disciplines. Our teams are absolutely incredible at their own discipline, but most importantly, they're incredible at partnering with each other.

  

  Yves Behar
  • Different
  • Today
  • Discipline

• This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions.

  

  Ulrich Beck
  • Experience
  • Power
  • Future

• When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.

  

  Jack Canfield
  • People
  • Up
  • Heart

• I've been writing a lot about my encounter with love. Which is the white stag as far as songwriting is concerned because love songs are so banal, and my experience with love is anything but that.

  

  J. Tillman
  • Experience
  • Songs
  • Concerned

• Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: 'Who am I?'

  

  Gary Ackerman
  • Question
  • Storm
  • Flag

• Traditional broadcast media seems old-fashioned and vague to me. When I watch television news, I'm aware of what skilled journalists they are, but I find it hard because of the corny way they present it.

  

  Ira Glass
  • Me
  • Present
  • Television

• One to destroy, is murder by the law;And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;To murder thousands takes a specious name,War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

  

  Edward Young
  • Art
  • War
  • Law

• Technology influenced me in that it gave me an opportunity to have a voice as a woman. I think it's because the barriers to entry tend to be a bit lower.

  

  Ory Okolloh
  • Opportunity
  • Technology

• I've had some people tell me they're glad I'm a normal girl. Of course I'm a normal girl!

  

  Katie Featherston
  • People
  • Girl

• I believe social media gives away a lot to people. I got this impression long time back when my friend was on Twitter, and he got trolled because he posted his opinion about something. He was very upset about it, as he didn't expect that people will reply in such a nasty way.

  

  Barun Sobti
  • People
  • Time
  • Believe

• I look at my movies; I call my movies 'the kid.' It's like I'm giving birth. I'm in the cocoon, you know?

  

  Lee Daniels
  • Giving

• History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

  

  Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Long
  • History
  • Freedom

• Frank [Zappa]'s music was never for the mass audience. His music contains specific kinds of information that you won't find elsewhere in rock and roll.

  

  Gail Zappa
  • Kind
  • Audience
  • Information

• There are different reasons to make movies.

  

  Aaron Eckhart
  • Different
  • Movies
  • Reasons

• We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives.

  

  Gary Zukav
  • Life
  • Stop
  • Fall

• There were a couple of times, leading up to shooting [Ordinary World], where I was like, "Oh, my god, what did I get myself into? Hopefully, I don't ruin this guy's precious script." And then, after a couple of days of shooting, I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love being a rookie at stuff. It makes it feel vital. I love doing things I've never done before, and I love making stuff.

  

  Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
  • Up
  • World
  • God

• I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible.

  

  Eric Bana
  • Time
  • Small
  • Fly

• Peacefully The quiet stars came out, one after one; The holy twilight fell upon the sea, The summer day was done.

  

  Celia Thaxter
  • Done
  • Summer
  • Twilight