Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

Yes, Dan'l Webster's dead - or, at least, they buried him. But every time there's a thunderstorm around Marshfield, they say you can hear his rolling voice in the hollows of the sky.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeSkyVoiceYouSayDead

My husband travels a lot with his job, so we have a lot of frequent flyer miles so we can hop on a plane with no notice. That's a nice luxury and he is very supportive.

Jeri Ryan

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From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or into a single person. The soul is what holds us all together: what connects our will and our minds and our bodies and connects us to God.

John Ortberg

GodTogetherSoulPersonWillMinds

Theatres are built because they were the boards for entertainment.

Robert Plant

EntertainmentBecauseBuiltWere

Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in.

Rita Rudner

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To be counter to the culture, you are by definition willfully and actively ignoring the culture, i.e., reality.

Rob Lowe

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Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.

Robin DiAngelo

PeopleWhiteMeanQuestionDepth

Every penny we spend comes from the taxpayer. We thus owe it to the taxpayer to work as hard managing that money wisely as the taxpayer must do to earn it in the first place.

Mick Mulvaney

WorkMoneyPennyPlaceFirstHard

What I say about 'This Is England' is they're like my best friends back home. Normal, working-class, beautiful people who I'm creative with.

Michael Socha

HomeBeautifulBestCreativePeople

People look at you differently if you wear a bow tie, as opposed to a necktie.

Dhani Jones

PeopleYouLookTieWearBow

In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective.

Christopher Lasch

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A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion.

William Safire

MindBecomeOrganizedHoldCompanion

The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves.

William M. Daley

SometimesPresidentStrengthsReflect

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