John Burroughs Quotes

The type of mind of Whitman's, which seldom or never emerges as a mere mentality, an independent thinking and knowing faculty, but always as a personality, always as a complete human entity, never can expound itself, because its operations are synthetic and not analytic; its mainspring is love and not mere knowledge.

John Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LoveKnowledgePersonalityMind

Sometimes you win by losing.

Jeremy Jackson

LosingWinYouSometimes

My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.

Jennifer Garner

JobMomWishesSaidDoneSometimes

I didn't have much confidence in myself... never.

Maurice Sendak

ConfidenceMyselfNeverMuch

An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.

Johnnie Cochran

RoadMapOpeningStatementDelicate

I don't have the time to be bored.

Stefano Gabbana

TimeBored

When the SEC needs to be deterring corporate wrongdoing, the 'penalty pilot' program sends the wrong message.

Mary Schapiro

WrongPilotCorporateMessageNeeds

At its core, the FCC's plan to regulate the Internet will force businesses and people to check first with the government and get permission to innovate.

Mary Bono

GovernmentPeopleInternetPlanWill

Ultimately, making movies, if you don't have a big star, it's hard to do. Or if it's not a star director.

Chris Messina

YouMoviesHardDirectorBigStar

I do have a lucky pair of underwear.

Brendan Fehr

LuckyUnderwearPair

I keep 'The Paper Bag Princess' by Robert Munsch on my shelf to remind me that my prince will love me no matter what I wear. Cheesy!

Brittany Snow

LoveMeBagLove MePrincessMatter

The thing about getting older is the injuries. You just get injured more often. You take time off, you come back, you get injured again and you never get in shape.

Allen Johnson

TimeGetting OlderInjuriesYouBack

I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.

Kurt Vonnegut

MyselfDeepPresentKeepMineMuch

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