Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.

  

  Padgett Powell
  • Time
  • Writing
  • Book

• And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.

  

  Ferdowsi
  • God
  • Men
  • May

• One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales.

  

  Ines de La Fressange
  • Power
  • Right
  • Taught

• For millions of women and men around the world, the playwright Eve Ensler is a beloved figure. She represents the epitome of the politically engaged artist, someone who uses her creative brilliance to illuminate injustice and give voice to the voiceless.

  

  Jackson Katz
  • World
  • Men
  • Women

• The second handers offer substitutes for competence such as love, charm, kindness - easy substitutes - and there is no substitute for creation.

  

  Ayn Rand
  • Kindness

• This indigested vomit of the Sea,Fell to the Dutch by Just Propriety.

  

  Andrew Marvell
  • Sea

• Our hands are hot and raw with the stones we have laid,We have built a tower of stone high into the sky,We have built a city of towers.

  

  Conrad Aiken
  • High
  • City
  • Sky

• We are coming out of a century that was taught that one way of looking at the world, that one form of behavior, is as valid as another. The idea of true evil has been blown away.

  

  Dean Koontz
  • World
  • True
  • Evil

• The thing I love about Rome is that is has so many layers. In it, you can follow anything that interests you: town planning, architecture, churches or culture. It's a city rich in antiquity and early Christian treasures, and just endlessly fascinating. There's nowhere else like it.

  

  Claire Tomalin
  • Culture
  • City
  • Christian

• I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful.

  

  Mary Gaitskill
  • World
  • Strong

• My family was perfect.

  

  Jim Rash
  • Family
  • Perfect

• I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping everyone loves what I do and loves what's on screen.

  

  J. R. Ramirez

• We're full all the time. And people do have good success and I think one of the programs at the center, the Continuing Care, helps them with their success. Because it's difficult the first year.

  

  Betty Ford
  • People
  • Time
  • Good

• Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.

  

  Jerry Lewis
  • Dream

• What's your routine after attending a networking event or meal? If your answer is, 'I go home,' you're probably going to miss out on opportunities.

  

  Lewis Howes
  • Home

• All the truly great stand-ups say, 'I go onstage, and I work on jokes. The inspiration will happen while I'm doing my work.' To me, in the end, the surest thing is work.

  

  Patton Oswalt
  • Work
  • Inspiration
  • Stage

• American law enforcement officers understand that race is and has been a heated issue in our country. Most appreciate the vital need for thoroughness and transparency in pursuit of the greater good in their actions and in their investigations.

  

  David A. Clarke, Jr.
  • Good
  • Country
  • American

• The thing that I enjoy about animation is the fact that it is unbridled, and there are no boundaries; when you are in the room, you don't have to focus on your clothing, make-up, hair, your choreography or your blocking; you really do have total freedom.

  

  Jodi Benson
  • Up
  • Freedom
  • Focus

• To every reversal of people's soveregnity, to every disappearance of the Republic corresponds a frank or disguised restitution in force of the regal justice. "Tell me, according to what you judge and I'll tell you who you are." No axiom in politics is more certain than this.

  

  Francois Mitterrand
  • People
  • Justice
  • Force

• Womens currency is their looks. Like it or not, the most powerful woman is an 18-year-old woman.

  

  Susan Cheever
  • Powerful
  • Woman
  • Looks

• The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.

  

  Douglas Adams
  • Mind

• Go find out if you can make your product. Once you make it, stop projecting what's going to happen and go find out whether your product can sell. Find out whether someone is willing to take hard-earned cash out of their pocket and exchange it for your product.

  

  Kevin Plank
  • Stop

• I thought, "Well, I'm writing about early childhood, so maybe it would make sense to write about late childhood as well, early adulthood." Those were my thoughts, and this was how this crazy book [Winter Journal] was composed. I've never seen a book with pictures like at the end, pictures related to things you've read before.

  

  Paul Auster
  • Writing
  • Book
  • Crazy

• I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe