Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

Topics

DoorWorldWillCleanEveryoneOwn

Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become separated.

John Berger

PoetryDrawingConnectionWayBecome

The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.

John Howard

HarmonyGoalPolicyChinaAustralian

Punk rock and skateboarding took the 'school' out of living your life, and I related to learning as I went, doing a lot of different things that I liked, when I liked. Consequently, I'm mediocre at all of the above, but still stoked on being a lifetime student of music, skating, painting, writing, etc.

Jeff Ament

LifeLearningMusicSchoolPainting

I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.

Jeff Bezos

InnovationThinkWayBoxOutGet

Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know.

Sophie Hannah

KnowCrimeWayNeedFiction

Seldom has a politician left public office with more self-generated fanfare than Sen. William S. Cohen.

Tucker Carlson

MoreOfficeLeftPoliticianSeldom

If I could go, I would tell the truth to the North American people. President Reagan personally ordered my visa to be denied.

Tomas Borge

TruthPeopleAmericanGoPresident

The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers and the viewers.

Roger Mudd

ChangeGovernmentToneReaders

He is strong and pain is worse to the strong, incapacity is worse.

Robinson Jeffers

PainStrongWorseHeIncapacity

The short-term vision is: I research on something which I can use tomorrow, and for some politicians it is even better if it's today. But if you do this, you can only do targeted research. If you only do targeted research, you lose the side-routes.

Rolf-Dieter Heuer

TodayVisionTomorrowResearchLose

In short I will part with anything for you but you.

Mary Wortley Montagu

RomanticShortYouWillAnything

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

Michael Morpurgo

BookThinkYouWillStudyingAbout

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