Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes

There are two sorts of curiosity - the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things.

Robert Wilson Lynd

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: April 20, 1879 - October 6, 1949

Topics

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Fighting disparities is very significant.

Jesse Jackson

FightingSignificantVery

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?

Jenna Bush

ThinkMediaWayWhoThenReally

We want to bring life. We want to enhance life.

Rohan Marley

LifeWantBringEnhance

I love games. My favorite thing on this planet to do is to play games. And if you don't enjoy games, then you're really missing the point of what this life is.

RuPaul

LifeLoveEnjoyYouPlayGames

I have a lot of things I want to do. I have a lot of fire. I want to do film. I want to do action movies. I want to do period pieces.

Monica Raymund

FireActionWantMoviesPiecesFilm

I would wear sunglasses all the time if it wasn't looked down upon in certain situations. I always thought I'd be someone who wore sunglasses like Roy Orbison.

LP

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There are so few books for little kids that actually mention the word transgender and explain what it is in simple terms.

Jazz Jennings

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I don't feel I have the right to snuff the lives of chicken and fish.

Douglas Hofstadter

FeelFishChickenRightLivesSnuff

If you're trashing your own country, ruining the soils, contaminating the waters and the air, cutting down trees, overfishing the lakes, rivers and oceans, you're not much of a patriot.

Douglas Tompkins

TreesYouDownCountryPatriotAir

For the longest, I was slightly naive when it came to the real world. There were a lot of fears I was afraid to conquer that were just holding me back from standing up for myself or taking chances.

Christina Milian

MyselfMeWorldConquerBackNaive

Even when I watch it, I laugh, because I think, 'That's me! I'm on 'Seinfeld.''

Constance Zimmer

MeThinkLaughWatchBecauseEven

Love can produce the children, but it has nothing to do with the raising of the children. I grew up thinking, 'Oh, that's it. All I have to do is fall in love.' You may think love will change everything, but it really is different with children. Children don't necessarily bring you together; they challenge you.

Brooke Shields

LoveChangeChildrenChallengeThink

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