John Dryden Quotes

Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!

John Dryden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 19, 1631 - May 12, 1700

Topics

FutureJoyBusyFateFindPerson

My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.

Jo Brand

GoodSeaFunSwimmingFindDown

As far as being onstage, commanding presence, I've always looked up to people like Axl Rose and Freddie Mercury and Paul Stanley - the rock gods. I've always wanted to be able to achieve that level of commanding nature onstage and really leading people at a show.

Andy Biersack

NaturePeopleRoseAchieveRockUp

When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.

Andrew Cuomo

IdeasWindYouSometimesNothingUp

It's not an Israeli model, it's a TSA, screwed-up model. It should actually be the person who's looking at the ticket and talking to the individual. Instead, they've hired people to stand around and observe, which is a bastardization of what should be done.

John Mica

PeopleLookingStandTalkingPerson

For a man without hobbies, I stand in a wonderful spot, where what I do is my best hobby, and everything else is a poor second.

Robert Preston

BestManStandHobbyPoorHobbies

Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.

Chaz Bono

ParentsBlameYouUnderstandKid

Almost every time I make a building, some people will condemn it straight to Hell.

Arne Jacobsen

TimePeopleBuildingHellWillSome

Fiction is such a world of freedom, it's wonderful. If you want someone to fly, they can fly.

Alice Walker

FreedomFlyWorldSomeoneYouWant

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

Penelope Spheeris

LoveRockPunkPunk RockMetalAlso

Growing up, I came to love Egypt and respect Islam, but I never thought to go beyond the surface. Back in Canada, many of my father's Egyptian friends questioned his decision not to raise his only child more strictly in the faith. I was not taught salat, the Muslim ritual of prayer, nor did I study Arabic.

Shereen El Feki

LoveFatherFaithRespectDecision

Most people didn't have the bandwidth to download whole albums. And so it brought back this cherry picking idea that the audience would focus on certain songs and possibly be the impetus behind what eventually got on AM radio: the single or whatever.

Todd Rundgren

FocusPeopleBackWhateverRadio

Sea World's killer whale collection needs constant replenishing. The average life span of the animals in captivity is less than half the average for killer whales in the ocean.

Nina Easton

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