John Donne Quotes

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

John Donne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: 1572 - March 31, 1631

Topics

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I was a very naive young man, and I may still be ignorant about a lot of things.

Joe Namath

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In all honesty, I didn't love reading when I was a kid. I'd rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom.

Jennifer McMahon

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I love working with actors, and it's all been based on my being trained in the theater.

John Wells

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Youth condemns; maturity condones.

Amy Lowell

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It seems to me that most people are interested in reading about characters who are richer than they are.

Stuart Woods

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There's no law of nature that says America must remain the most powerful country in the world.

Tucker Carlson

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I believe in the importance of sincerity and emotion and honesty in TV, even when it's goofy comedy.

Michael Schur

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I've sung in the shower for years.

Chris Pine

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I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy.

Brian Eno

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I go to the gym regularly, not just for the way I look but because it makes me less cranky, too.

Bonnie Langford

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Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.

Wislawa Szymborska

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I stay at home a lot by choice but go out a lot due to work. As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.

Paul Wesley

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