Douglas Haig Quotes

Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.

Douglas Haig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 19, 1861 - January 29, 1928

Topics

WarSideGreaterEitherHigher

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

John Gay

GoodEvilNameFriendsChoiceOur

Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting.

Andrew Dominik

CharacterThinkIdiotLookActing

The thing I always demand is respect. I respect everybody and have a history in the sport, and I believe people need to respect me.

Anderson Silva

HistoryRespectPeopleMeBelieve

I have lots of different interests. Any of my friends will know I'm interested both in science and in art.

Ann Makosinski

ScienceArtFriendsKnowWillBoth

As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and he or she's got their hands on you all the way up to opening night, and if it's a film, there are even more people.

Jeff Daniels

VisionServicePeopleNightHands

What is the purpose of being human and alive without doing new things?

John Sulston

New ThingsPurposeDoingAliveNew

I'm still trying to make it. I'm still trying to get this over and do it and hopefully leave some kind of a mark on the course of American music, particularly in the tradition of what you might call the singer-songwriter.

Steve Forbert

MusicAmericanTraditionTryingYou

I never really absorbed myself in a role like some actors do.

Roger Moore

MyselfNeverRoleLikeSomeReally

My art is a form of restoration in terms of my feelings to myself and to others.

Louise Bourgeois

ArtMyselfFeelingsOthersForm

I regret the 1998 - 99 lockout. I regret that we didn't work harder to educate our players and our owners about what the damage would be. I never can quite come up with the answer on what else we should have done, but I always blame a part of the problem on us and some part on the players.

David Stern

WorkBlameRegretProblemDoneUp

Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas.

Paula Poundstone

IdeasLookingGrowWantUpAsking

I am a member of the human race. There's a certain irony about the cyberworld. You don't know who is talking to you, if it's a machine, so I tend to try to reach out to those fellow humans.

Tim Daly

I AmReachTalkingYouKnowTry

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