Jose Marti Quotes

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

Jose Marti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: cuban
  • Birth: January 28, 1853 - May 19, 1895

Topics

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I've always said boxing will not retire me, I will retire from boxing, and I stand by that statement.

Tony Bellew

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My songs are more arrangements than they are songs.

Robin Trower

MoreSongsThanArrangements

The idea of the U.S. as a corporation is more than a thought experiment. It's a way to reposition our approach to long-term problems. What would U.S.A. Inc. be worth? Who would want to buy its shares?

Mary Meeker

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I approached writing a story for the CBC Literary Awards as a mercenary venture - $5,000 for one story, not bad. Now, how do you win it? Jurors are wading through skyscrapers of paper, looking for one story that stands out.

Michael Winter

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I wish every American had an opportunity to sit down, to go to a base, to meet with families, to meet with service members, to sit down with our veterans - because we would think differently about our challenges as individuals.

Michelle Obama

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I don't like the vampire books. I don't like any of those.

Lisi Harrison

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In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films.

Janine Turner

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I think it's a Blondie tradition that all of our albums sort of have a wide spread of styles.

Debbie Harry

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When we first met, I was probably six layers down in the military structure, but General McChrystal at that time was a soldier's leader, and he was part of the task force. So everyone developed close relationships.

Chris Fussell

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I didn't even go to graduation.

Brendon Urie

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Reading is so private, and it is often a reader's habit to finish a book, close the covers, and plunge into the next one without a backward glance.

Bobbie Ann Mason

HabitBookReadingFinishWithout

Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn't exist. I'm going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if.

Nicolas Berggruen

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