David Whyte Quotes

I believe that human beings are desperate, always, to belong to something larger than themselves.

David Whyte

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: 1955

Topics

BelieveI BelieveHumanAlwaysThan

It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.

John Amery

GreatPeopleMeThoughtActing

While managing a career and family leaves, some parents feeling guilty and frazzled; others seem to be able to effortlessly balance parenthood with full-time work. Parents who are able to raise well-adjusted children while also maintaining a career make sacrifices to keep the peace.

Amy Morin

WorkFamilyChildrenPeaceBalance

I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality.

Amber Tamblyn

GodHumorReligionSense Of Humor

I grew up in Somerset in southwest England.

Sonoya Mizuno

UpSouthwestEnglandGrew

The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

Tom Waits

FameBeingOnlyWorseThanThing

If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation.

Robert D. Kaplan

HistoryLongYouLookNationEmpire

From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the human brain, the more we understand, the more there seems to be for us to explore.

Martin Rees

GrowthBrainInternetUnderstanding

The expressive body is not literal; it's very primal, and that's what I feel when I make the best of my work. It's coming from a primal place rather than an intellectual place.

Michael Leunig

WorkBestFeelBodyPlaceComing

Nothing is more frustrating to me than putting a song on an album and regret putting it on there. I'm excited that there are no songs on 'Tailgates & Tanlines' that I'm iffy about.

Luke Bryan

MeSongRegretNothingMoreExcited

Before every performance I feel nervous.

Diego Boneta

PerformanceFeelNervousI Feel

You've got to push things and get bumps and bruises along the way.

Anthony Levandowski

PushYouWayThingsGetBumps

When I first came to Chelsea, I couldn't kick the ball, and it was pointless, me playing, really. But I tried to play through the pain for the manager who bought me.

Ashley Cole

PainMePlayManagerFirstPlaying

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