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Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes

A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: August 4, 1792 - July 8, 1822

Topics

Darkness Poetry Sweet Solitude Poet

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.

Mother Live Myself Best Expectations

As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.

Life Change Time Challenge Ideas

As society changes, laws have to change to protect citizens along the way. Sometimes you have to try new and different and creative ways to solve problems. You have to take some risks.

Change Creative Risks Society You

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Philosophy Nothing Discretion

What you learn growing up in a place like Buffalo is that your job isn't just your paycheck, it's your identity. It doesn't just give you dollars, it gives you dignity.

Job Identity Growing Up Learn You

It is unfortunate that people believe that in order to democratise something you have to get politicians out of the system.

Roosevelt Skerrit

People Believe You Politicians Out

I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third and fourth drafts.

Power Hate Focus People Me Brain

Yes, films need to make their money back - it's an expensive business, and people need to be paid for what's involved - but just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.

Business Money People You Back Mean

Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you jump on the other.

Time Words Me Problem Horse You

I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another.

Think Way Everybody I Think Affected

In summer of 2008, I meet a guy named Michael Seibel. And Michael Seibel says, 'There are these people called angels, and they'll give you money.' The first thing I thought is, 'I can't believe this guy believes in angels.' That's how naive I was.

Money People Believe Thought You

I've had cameos on some cool shows.

Cool Some Shows Had

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