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Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

We cannot be a house divided - divided in will, divided in interest, divided in soul. We cannot be a house divided and live.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: July 22, 1898 - March 13, 1943

Topics

Live Soul House Will Divided Cannot

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

Life Opportunities You Afraid Up

As I get older, I'm more comfortable in my skin.

Skin Comfortable More Get Older

Surely it is a magical thing for a handful of words, artfully arranged, to stop time. To conjure a place, a person, a situation, in all its specificity and dimensions. To affect us and alter us, as profoundly as real people and things do.

Time Words People Situation Person

Well, you know, I'm quite a reluctant writer. I'm not someone who set out to be a writer or really wanted to be.

Jennifer Westfeldt

Someone You Know Out Well Set

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me.

Business People Mind Me Mouth Find

When I think about fashion I think women will never lose that appetite for fashion.

Women Fashion Think Lose Will Never

Throughout my career, I've been someone who's led... and solved problems we had.

Problems Someone Career Been Led

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

Life Goals Morning Enough You Bored

I believe people who practice their beliefs in daily life are activists.

Life Daily Daily Life Practice Who

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Me Nervous Restless Most Troubles

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

Always Beatles Artists Been Still

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

Donald Trump, Jr.

Life Charity Holidays Giving Early

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