William Least Heat-Moon Quotes

I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately presents to the traveler, 'I am a grandfather spirit. I have a source; I have a life.'

William Least Heat-Moon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 27, 1939

Topics

LifePersonalityI AmRiverSpirit

Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement which tries to work out the most effective ways to improve the world. Effective altruists - conform to old-school utilitarian principles - consider all causes and actions, and then act in the way that they believe brings about the greatest positive impact.

Jens Martin Skibsted

PositiveWorkWorldBelieveImpact

Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.

Meister Eckhart

YouWouldSecureMostFeltExactly

Winning starts with beginning.

Robert H. Schuller

BeginningWinningStarts

A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket.

Andy Pick

TreeTeamCricketWorldChanceHigh

I'm a goofball. I'm always going to be that. I'm not going to change. If I got a head coaching job, I'm going to continue to laugh and have fun.

Metta World Peace

ChangeJobFunHave FunLaughHead

There are things about my body that I don't love, but I'm not trying to look perfect every day - I'm trying to look like me!

Tracee Ellis Ross

LoveDayMeBodyPerfectLook

I think the thing I've always tried to do is - and I didn't plan it, it just started to come out that way - is try to make challenging music that flirts with accessibility.

Trent Reznor

MusicThinkPlanWayTryOut

You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.

Tony Dungy

YourselfPeopleImpactYouNever

My entry into the field of hydrogen came as a great surprise. President Bush of the United States was interested in hydrogen for energy applications, and I was asked to chair a committee on hydrogen for the Department of Energy.

Mildred Dresselhaus

GreatEnergySurpriseChairUnited

It is much better to have just one idea, and if the idea is clear, then you can fight for it. That is how you can get things done.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

FightBetterYouDoneThingsClear

I write a thousand words a day.

Lisa See

DayWordsWriteThousandI Write

You're not famous until my mother has heard of you.

Jay Leno

MotherFamousYouHeardUntil

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