Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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• To allot God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable. Though He is the sole Owner of the cosmos, silently showering us with gifts from life to life, one thing yet remains which He does not own, and which each human heart is empowered to withhold or bestow - man's love.

  

  Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Life
  • God
  • Heart

• The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

  

  Barbara Boxer
  • Women
  • Prosperity

• I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.

  

  Hannibal Buress
  • Up
  • Writing
  • Job

• The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.

  

  Lance Bass NSYNC
  • Know
  • Community
  • Day

• I live in a 'sky island,' a unique mountain valley environment where half the animal species of North America can be found.

  

  Nancy Farmer
  • Live
  • America
  • Environment

• I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.

  

  Illeana Douglas
  • Writing
  • Character
  • Doing

• It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.

  

  Wayne Rooney
  • Young
  • Strange
  • Senior

• Usually, if you read a script by somebody else and there's a dense page of stage directions, people just skip through it or speed read it.

  

  Edgar Wright
  • People
  • You
  • Speed

• Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.

  

  Gary Herbert
  • Good
  • Doing
  • Nothing

• Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.

  

  Karl Kraus
  • Nothing
  • Something
  • Say

• I've stopped caring about skeptics, but if they libel or defame me they will end up in court.

  

  Uri Geller
  • Me
  • Court
  • Skeptics

• Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.

  

  Hans Kung
  • Power
  • War
  • Political

• I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

  

  Yo-Yo Ma
  • Great
  • Think
  • Stop

• A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know commerce, but they aren't savvy enough to know how to balance commerce and art, you know? They don't know how to satisfy both palates.

  

  Q-Tip
  • People
  • Good
  • Art

• Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

  

  Mae West
  • Never
  • Two
  • Take

• The most successful Subway customers, of course, are the ones who can't keep their hands off their sandwich. Join your artist in the sandwich assembling process. That sneeze guard is a suggestion. That sneeze guard is trying to intimidate you into staying on the customer's side of the partition.

  

  Mallory Ortberg
  • Trying
  • Artist
  • Successful

• Here I am, this smart, bookish girl, and I have this biker-chick name.

  

  Tawni O'Dell
  • Girl
  • Smart
  • Bookish

• Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
  • Life
  • Real
  • Easy

• I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.

  

  Aaron Paul
  • People
  • Up
  • Love

• Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

  

  Lao Tzu
  • Health
  • Friend
  • Joy

• I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.

  

  Tawakkol Karman
  • World
  • Believe
  • Live

• Don't try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don't ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers... The most valuable thing you have is your own voice.

  

  Aaron Sorkin
  • People
  • Friends
  • Father

• As obvious as it sounds, I strongly recommend shopping at a specialty bike store. They are the experts, and they will be able to help you decide which bike is best for you.

  

  Patrick Dempsey
  • Help
  • Best
  • Shopping

• The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
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  • Fox
  • Hedgehog