Joseph Conrad Quotes

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat?

Joseph Conrad

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FearHeartYouWonderHeadShoot

My first trip to Japan, in 1998, began with an enormous crowd of Japanese paparazzi and television crews, all waiting for me to clear customs in Tokyo (a first-time experience for this wine critic). Over the next five days, the attention never waned.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

ExperienceWaitingMeWineAttention

I'm not afraid of death.

Maurice Sendak

DeathAfraid

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.

Tommy Shaw

BalanceMeSongwritingOutSide

I live and die with the Indians. The first game I attended back in the mid-'90s was almost a religious experience. We were down by six and won by two, and it was glorious. The stadium is so beautiful, and the way it frames the city when you're sitting high above the second base line is spectacular.

Mary Doria Russell

LiveBeautifulExperienceCityGame

I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth.

Lucas Papademos

GrowthThinkEnvironmentAchieving

The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.

Julia Roberts

LifeGoodDayThinkMotivationYou

To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality.

Joni Mitchell

MusicEnjoyYouNeedDepth

Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.

Dennis Hastert

WorldMoreChangesNeedAdjustOur

I actually do quite well in Omaha. It's one of my better games. I love pot-limit Omaha and Omaha high-low. I do quite well in them. If I play in a casino, I usually play some kind of mixed game with Omaha and hold 'em.

Chris Moneymaker

LoveGameBetterPlayKindGames

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

Paul Valery

AlwaysEveryoneFalseBeenAlmost

We need preachers. We need men who believe that this task and women who believe that this task is so great that not all the strategies in the world can make one soul converted.

Paul Washer

WomenGreatMenSoulWorldBelieve

I think people like to have their categories clear. They want to know if it's fiction or fact, biopic or not.

Lenny Abrahamson

PeopleThinkKnowWantFictionLike

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