William Shenstone Quotes

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.

William Shenstone

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 18, 1714 - February 11, 1763

Topics

PoetryLinesEvenMostProseThose

I have a theatrical temperament. I'm not interested in the middle road - maybe because everyone's on it. Rationality, reasonableness bewilder me.

Joan Didion

MeRoadEveryoneBecauseMiddle

How many radio shows I did is lost to memory now; it's in the hundreds - maybe even close to being in the thousands - for the span of years from the time I was eight till I was about fifteen.

Mel Torme

TimeMemoryLostNowYearsRadio

The use of drones is rapidly transforming the way we go to war. On the battlefield, a squad leader can receive real-time data from a drone that enables him to view the landscape for miles in every direction, dramatically expanding the capabilities of what would normally have been a small and isolated unit.

Michael Hastings

LeaderWarSmallDirectionDataGo

Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it's more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime.

John T. Chambers

ChallengeFocusInternetSecurityGo

Beyond self-driving cars, I think all airplanes should go pilotless. Get the pilots out of there. Even better, have no cockpit at all, and turn it into a nice lounge with a bar. Why give people the illusion of control with a steering wheel?

Steve Jurvetson

PeopleControlThinkBetterGoNice

Rappers tend to use words sometimes that just rhyme and don't really mean nothing.

Trick Daddy

WordsSometimesNothingMeanJust

I don't believe in fate, because I'm not spiritual, but things do seem to work out.

Rob Zombie

WorkSpiritualBelieveFateOut

When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American's life when you realize the limitations, that you could only play maids or some little supporting role. Even Lena Horne couldn't get good parts.

Ruby Dee

LifeGoodAmericanYouPlayYoung

It's not like Mexicans have an illegal immigration organ in their body and at 14 kicks off a hormone and shows them how to come to the United States illegally. It's a question of desperation for a vast majority of them.

Luis Alberto Urrea

ImmigrationBodyIllegal Immigration

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start. I've treated my own depression for many years with exercise and meditation, and I've found that to be a tremendous help.

Judy Collins

DepressionStartHelpExerciseOwn

I think for all of us who call East St. Louis part of our heritage, we want to make a better day for the city.

Dick Durbin

DayCityThinkBetterHeritageWant

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

Donna Reed

HeartYourselfYouOthersHeadYour

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