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Joshua Slocum Quotes

Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain.

Joshua Slocum

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: explorer
Nationality: canadian
Birth: February 20, 1844 - November 14, 1909

Topics

Rain Day City Me Ship Belonging

I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode.

John Leeson

Myself Army Enough Lucky Been Dad

I really like being on set when you've all moved on a job because it makes you bond very quickly. You're all out of your time and comfort zone, so you kind of only have each other.

Anna Popplewell

Time Job Bond Comfort Zone You Kind

Write dialogue that supports the situation and the characters, as you find them.

Jeff Nichols

You Find Situation Write Dialogue

I think anger is a good thing.

Steve Bannon

Good Anger Think I Think Thing

Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

Sophocles

Enemies Mockery Sweetest Our Mock

I do not deal in any confidential information. What I do is provide advice.

Stockwell Day

Advice Information Deal Confidential

I have been an art director, a book designer, a book-jacket designer and an interior designer.

Milton Glaser

Art Book Director Interior Been

The fact of the matter is, this country is not going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. What are we supposed to do with them? What are we supposed to do with these kids?

Jose Antonio Vargas

Immigrants Country Matter Going Kids

The rest of the world cares about how we conduct our affairs because they then take that lead. We're the only leader in the world today. Some are wishing us well, others think that we're down and are not going to get back up again, but they are all watching with great interest to see how we conduct our business over the next couple of years.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Leader Business Today Great World

I sometimes think how strange it is that I've got to do exactly what I want, and that is difficult to cope with. You have to remind yourself every few weeks: I'm making this film and this is exactly what I want to do. And suddenly you're happy again.

Christopher Nolan

Yourself Happy Think You Sometimes

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

Plato

Women Men Practice Mind Country

When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa; I didn't make a phone call for two years. I was in Uganda for another four years and I didn't make a phone call. So for six years I didn't make a phone call, but I wrote letters, I wrote short stories, I wrote books.

Paul Theroux

Peace Short Phone Phone Call Letters