Matthew Henson Quotes

It'll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing.

Matthew Henson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 8, 1866 - March 9, 1955

Topics

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My fight-or-flight mechanism... had served me well in Gaza, in Afghanistan, and all the places I'd been.

Michael Finkel

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When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

Amy Grant

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I've always wanted to be a top footballer since I was young.

Michael Owen

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What we've found was that people were utilizing Eventbrite to turn their passions into revenue-generating ventures.

Julia Hartz

PeopleTurnFoundPassionsVentures

I support gun control. But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.

Juan Williams

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We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!

Joschka Fischer

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I sort of consider myself a Nigerian who spends a lot of time in the U.S.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

TimeMyselfWhoSortLotNigerian

No man can discover his own talents.

Brendan Behan

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The projects that I've been fortunate enough to do are all projects where I followed my heart. I didn't follow the money or the names. It's all about reflecting my life and my art.

Brian Tyree Henry

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I feel very, very lucky to have come from the family I did. We have our dysfunctions and our problems, just like any family. But my parents are extremely loving people.

Annette Bening

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The arts equally have distinct departments, and unless photography has its own possibilities of expression, separate from those of the other arts, it is merely a process, not an art.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Talking about money is garish. It's tacky.

Paula Deen

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