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John Burroughs Quotes

How many thorns of human nature are bristling conceits, buds of promise grown sharp for want of congenial climate.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921

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Nature Human Nature Want Human Sharp

Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports.

Life Sports Balance Think You Find

A big iron needle stitching the country together.

Together Country Iron Big Needle

Our shows have always been sort of an all-generations thing, people from 6 to 60.

People Always Been Our Sort Thing

I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they're out there fighting for other countries' rights to vote... Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.

Robert Griffin III

Life Fighting Exercise Go Know Vote

I'm perfectly happy to eat organic food, but if I choose to pay more for it, I don't pat myself on the back ethically. Quite the reverse. I think I'm actually being quite greedy, because what I'm doing is essentially saying, 'I want more land to be devoted to growing my food.'

Myself Food Happy Saying Think Back

When I go through hundreds of applications from people who all have very similar-sounding experience, cover letters are the only glimpse I have into a person's personality.

Experience Personality People Person

People have interpretations of what you're supposed to be like. If you're unattractive and overweight, you must have a great personality. If you're attractive, then you must not be the nicest person. People are always taken aback that I'm easygoing but not necessarily stupid.

Great Personality People Stupid You

Whatever project I sign up for, I try to familiarize myself with the material as much as possible before I start.

Miguel Sapochnik

Myself Start Possible Try Project

Anger, if used properly, might be for a cause, like helping feed children or stopping abuse somewhere. When we understand that every quality has importance and value, then we open up to this. Shining a light on these shadow qualities gives it balance.

Children Light Quality Shadow Anger

I have many favorite artists... Van Gogh as one, but he didn't really sing a lot!

Artists Sing Favorite He Many Van

I'm a big supporter of the military simply because I'm the daughter of a Polish immigrant who fled Europe during World War II from Poland and lied about his age to join the Army simply because he was proud to be an American. And who isn't?

Daughter Age War World Proud Army

O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.

Apollonius of Tyana

Good Men Sun Me Bad Earth

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