John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 17, 1807 - September 7, 1892

Topics

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There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

Joanne Woodward

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Writing about carrying the past on your back is a manifestation of my Irishness, because we go on and on and will for another two or three generations.

Jennifer Johnston

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I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.

Mayim Bialik

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I would rather just be successful and have money than be famous.

Jeffree Star

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Never made a million dollars from any of my 78 movies. People thought I had this fortune, which I never had.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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By the time I went to college, I knew the major passages of the Bible pretty much by heart.

Jay Parini

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Robots allow our employees to work safely, faster, and at less cost.

Dennis Muilenburg

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I have been obsessed with seamed stockings my whole life, and I would collect vintage ones that were made in the '40s and '50s with the authentic styling of the keyhole, the welt, the reinforced toe and heels, French or Cuban heels, and hand-stitched seams.

Dita Von Teese

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Religion, in any form, is always interesting to me because of how powerful it is. Not even the religion itself, but to the people that follow it... The effect that it has had on people's minds.

Chino Moreno

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With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist.

Bonnie Raitt

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Dance has always been the center of who I am. It has given me the inspiration to help other people find a hobby, passion, and activity that fulfills them. It also taught me some of the many skills I need as an entrepreneur: a hard work ethic that takes practice to master and the confidence to persevere through any challenges.

Payal Kadakia

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What I've said about consent orders and consent decrees is that we shouldn't regulate through litigation.

Scott Pruitt

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