Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892

Topics

WorkManYourselfPeopleFriends

When people come up and tell me they're such a big fan, it's cool. But weird.

Jess Glynne

PeopleMeCoolWeirdTellBig

She's leaving when the president has one of the highest approval ratings on record. From here, it can only go down. And when it does, you know who they're going to blame. They're gonna blame Andy Card!

Andrew Card

BlameYouDownGoKnowLeaving

In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?

Jeff Greenfield

QuestionsWinnerDebateWayWhatever

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

Lisa Leslie

BasketballBetterPersonMore

I like flesh. I do! Something to hold.

Antonio Banderas

HoldSomethingLikeFlesh

My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!

Anne Sullivan

MorningHeartTeacherLightJoy

I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

Woody Allen

PeopleUniverseEnoughFindKnow

We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.

Peter O'Toole

LifeTimeDesertMy LifeMilitary

We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see.

Peter Hook

WaitTalkNeedSeeDecideGoing

If you are playing in 'Charley's Aunt,' and your favourite aunt died that lunchtime, you'll still have to go on the stage and play 'Charley's Aunt.'

Richard Attenborough

YouPlayGoStageAuntPlaying

America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.

Lincoln Chafee

PowerWarColdAmericaMilitary

You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.

Juliana Hatfield

ListeningLearnDoingYouJustMuch

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