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

• I like to turn things upside down, to watch pictures and situations from another perspective.

  

  Ursus Wehrli
  • Perspective
  • Upside Down

• 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

• There's a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success.

  

  Bear Bryant
  • Success

• 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

• It's difficult for me to say, but I don't think the sex scenes are particularly erotic.

  

  Mark Rylance
  • Sex

• We believe that Ripple will change the way the world thinks about and uses currency through universal access to a trusted, transparent, and easy-to-understand multi-currency financial tool.

  

  Chris Larsen
  • World
  • Believe
  • Financial

• 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

• The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.

  

  Emma Goldman
  • Life

• 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

• Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Home

• I work out every day, but my idea is to make something short. I work out a maximum half hour. I only do like 20 minutes of cardio, and I do some stretching and some light weights, and I'm out of there.

  

  Nadia Comaneci
  • Work
  • Light
  • Day

• The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.

  

  William Hazlitt
  • Pleasure
  • Regret
  • Doors

• Don’t optimize for conversions, optimize for revenue.

  

  Neil Patel
  • Revenue
  • Conversion
  • Optimize

• Among them, there were Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together. But then violent organizations came, bringing with them many large groups of people from various parts of the world to Palestine.

  

  Hassan Nasrallah
  • Christians
  • Jews
  • Muslims

• 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