Henry David Thoreau Quotes
A true account of the actual is the rarest poetry, for common sense always takes a hasty and superficial view.Henry David Thoreau
Quotes to Explore
-
People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
Garth Brooks -
So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
Calista Flockhart -
All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
Madhuri Dixit -
The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
Wallace Stevens -
A purpose of our lives is to broaden what we can understand and say and therefore be.
Salman Rushdie
-
There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
Patrick Fischler -
I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
Halima Aden -
Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.
Warren G -
I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women under his or her command within the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Tammy Duckworth -
Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
Camille Paglia
-
I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
Viggo Mortensen -
I'm a dilettante. My governing word is 'curiosity.'
Ian Hacking -
We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.
Orville Redenbacher -
The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
Gary Weiss -
In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts.
Mal Peet -
I'm cold in summer. I'm the coldest person ever! It's very ironic I'm never cold in the scripts. Every time I'm shooting, if you don't see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.
Carice van Houten
-
Our task - and the task of all education - is to understand the present world, the world in which we live and make our choices.
E. F. Schumacher -
One of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology!
Oliver D. Crisp -
A newspaper, as I'm sure you know, is a collection of supposedly true stories written down by writers who either saw them happen or talked to people who did. These writers are called journalists, and like telephone operators, butchers, ballerinas, and people who clean up after horses, journalists can sometimes make mistakes. - Lemony Snicket
Daniel Handler -
Batter my heart, three-personed God; for you As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend.
John Donne -
In 2000, I realized I had reached that certain age when the parts get scarcer. So I decided to try my hand at directing.
Peter Riegert -
A true account of the actual is the rarest poetry, for common sense always takes a hasty and superficial view.
Henry David Thoreau