John Burroughs Quotes

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

John Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManAdviceBadEarthWillTake

It's time you stop thinking that because you did something, it's... amazing. All you've got to do is say, 'OK. If I'm great, what do they call Steve Jobs?'

Jimmy Iovine

GreatTimeAmazingThinkingYouSay

It's been quite an experience, being conservative and living in the North East.

Ann Romney

ExperienceLivingConservativeBeen

I was shy: I sang at home but not in public. My dad's side of the family sang, so I would hear their voices and think mine couldn't compare.

Ro James

FamilyHomeThinkShySideMine

I just don't give off a great first impression.

Mike Birbiglia

GreatFirstFirst ImpressionGive

I've been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama - then candidate Obama - going through Iowa making promises. The gap between his promises and his performance is the largest I've seen, well, since the Kardashian wedding and the promise of 'til death do we part.

Mitt Romney

DeathPromisesPerformanceLooking

I had a choice whether to live or die, and I chose to live.

Jason Robards

LiveDieChoiceChoseWhetherHad

Being in the limelight has its minuses.

Jon Postel

BeingLimelight

The cloud is still really just a bunch of servers, owned by someone or something, whose decisions and competence must be trusted. This applies to everything from Google Docs to Gmail: Putting our data out there really means putting it 'out there.'

Douglas Rushkoff

DecisionsSomeoneDataCloudGoogle

I want all of the blue collar American working class people to know that I'm out there fighting for them.

Donald Cerrone

BluePeopleFightingAmericanKnow

Some people have quick retention. I'm not one of those.

Christopher Lloyd

PeopleSome PeopleQuickRetention

I like working solo and it was a lot of fun joking around with the audience, saying things. I'm only just learning how to do certain things.

Art Garfunkel

LearningFunSayingAudienceSolo

It's time to stop thinking of the Republican Party as an exclusive club where your ideological card is checked at the door, and start thinking about how we can attract more solution-based leaders like Nathan Fletcher and Anthony Adams.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

TimeDoorStartThinkingPartyStop

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