Joseph Conrad Quotes

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

Joseph Conrad

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: December 3, 1857 - August 3, 1924

Topics

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Music is my religion.

Jimi Hendrix

MusicReligion

In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.

Jeremy Collier

LifeHappinessMenManOpinion

I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't find them really doing in-depth stories on community-based organizations that have been struggling for a long time and who are out trying to get funds. They aren't interested in those stories.

Maxine Waters

TimeMeDoingTryingLongDown

I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

Stephen Harper

ThinkUnderstandFirstEconomyPart

I try to be as clear and simple as I can be in my illustrations so that the child can tell what is going on and what the emotions are.

Tomie dePaola

SimpleChildI CanEmotionsTry

At the end of the day, I'm fighting for the things I said I'd fight for.

Ron DeSantis

DayFightEnd Of The DayEndSaid

I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies.

Christopher Meloni

CollegeMeThinkTelevisionActing

In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity.

Colin Angle

OpportunityPeopleEndYouRobots

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

Bryant H. McGill

LifeWisdomGreatSufferingTeachers

I don't know if I'd ever want to show my college life in the films I make. I think I've passed that stage long ago.

Anurag Kashyap

LifeCollegeThinkLongKnowWant

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Winston Churchill

CourageStand UpSpeakStandDown

Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count - on real results.

Phil Bredesen

FocusEnergyDoingDebateResults

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