Desiderius Erasmus Quotes

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.

Desiderius Erasmus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: October 28, 1466 - July 12, 1536

Topics

HopeThinkingYouWantWillHappen

My stepfather was a very nasty individual.

Jill Scott

IndividualNastyStepfatherVery

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

John Negroponte

ThinkBackwardsOverElectionsPress

But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.

Travis Barker

TimeSongGoChangesPunkOut

I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains.

Tommy Lee Jones

PlayJustLikeSimplyVillains

Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them.

Roger McGuinn

SongSometimesOnceThemRefine

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability.

Jean Alesi

BeginningI AmChampionshipOnlyAm

I have a very flexible and easy schedule that affords me a wonderful lifestyle in Los Angeles. I'm able to be a very present mother, able to pursue other projects.

Cobie Smulders

MotherMePresentEasyLifestyle

Maybe it goes away, but this is the way I've chosen to live: I want to go down or rise up as an artist. I don't want to get swept up in lipstick or whatever the hell.

Brie Larson

LiveHellArtistRiseDownLipstick

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

Serge Lang

CommunitySocietyCongressStandards

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Thomas Jefferson

ReasonAgainstUsOnlyResortHad

I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver.

Kurt Busch

My OwnMoreOutOwnDriverPaid

I don't know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, it's always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon, sans anesthesia.

Koren Zailckas

MeWritingKnowMy OwnAlwaysOwn

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