John Masefield Quotes

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

John Masefield

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 1, 1878 - May 12, 1967

Topics

TruthBeautifulIgnoranceHatePlace

I'm grateful I've got my mind. I can take care of my own business.

John Morton

BusinessGratefulMindCareI Can

I want the traditional family upheld, but I don't want it upheld to the detriment of other people.

John Shelby Spong

FamilyPeopleWantTraditionalOther

I've always known if anything killed me, it would be boys. From the time I was a teenager into my thirties, I loved only the ones who were bad news.

Amanda de Cadenet

TimeMeLovedBadNewsAnything

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it.

Sparky Anderson

FutureLivePastPeoplePresent

War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war.

Smedley Butler

PeaceWarEndYouStopResolutions

There is something essentially sanguine about me, which I am inclined to attribute to the fact that I was born by caesarean section. It must affect you.

Simon Callow

I AmMeYouBornAffectSomething

My emotional investment is in finding truth. If string theory is wrong, I'd like to have known that yesterday. But if we can show it today or tomorrow, fantastic.

Brian Greene

TodayTruthTomorrowFindingWrong

The same song on a different day was a different song.

Bob Weir

DaySongSameDifferent

I need to create an environment where I can be my best self, and that means being unapologetic about saying no to things that don't serve me or move me closer to my purpose and the things that I care about the most.

Alicia Garza

BestPurposeMeSayingCareSelf

You are what you leave behind.

Sylvester Stallone

YouLeaveBehind

The AICC is full of sycophants, nothing else.

Sharad Pawar

NothingFullElse

It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.

Serj Tankian

PersonalMattersMusicallyWhereUs

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