Jules Verne Quotes

Nothing is more dreadful than private duels in America. The two adversaries attack each other like wild beasts. Then it is that they might well covet those wonderful properties of the Indians of the prairies - their quick intelligence, their ingenious cunning, their scent of the enemy.

Jules Verne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905

Topics

IntelligenceAmericaEnemyNothing

We're competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition right now, caught between two forces, the old ways and technology. Libraries are under a lot of pressure to provide both.

John Callahan

TechnologyBeachPressureTransition

I had a hard time at Chelsea mainly because I was injured much of the time. Every time I recovered from one injury I seemed to get a new one and it set me back again.

Andriy Shevchenko

TimeMeBackNewHardGet

When you are an actor every day kind of morphs into one as there is no set structure to my job.

Andrew Lincoln

DayJobYouEvery DayKindActor

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.

Maurice Saatchi

IndependenceAmericaBornDignity

I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early age.

Sia

AgeAttentionEarlyDancingPretty

For me, my father was a pastor, and my parents are still together. They raised me, you know, to be respectful.

Ro James

FatherTogetherParentsMeYouKnow

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

Robin DiAngelo

PeopleWhiteMeanQuestionDepth

I didn't have the same biases on Trump that others had. I read his books and saw a man who had a strong mindset, a track record of succeeding, and who would make strong and sometimes offensive comments as a way to get media attention.

Mike Cernovich

ManStrongMindsetMediaAttention

I remember once asking Grandma about a book she was reading, a biography of Abraham Lincoln, and how she answered me: this was the first conversation of my life that concerned a book, and 'the life of the mind' - and now, such subjects have become my life.

Joyce Carol Oates

LifeMindMeBookReadingMy Life

Most politicians keep close tabs on what's happening back home and work assiduously to keep lines of communications open with the political players in their states or districts.

Joshua Micah Marshall

WorkHomePoliticalBackOpenKeep

Nixon's full term was one of the most successful in U.S. history, which is why he was re-elected by the largest plurality in the country's history.

Conrad Black

HistoryCountryWhySuccessfulMost

I've always been drawn to love stories. Growing up, I would devour films like 'Moonstruck,' 'Ghost,' 'Love and Basketball,' and 'Love, Jones,' replacing the lovers in my imagination with two men.

Wilson Cruz

LoveMenImaginationGrowing UpUp

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