Thomas Wentworth Higginson Quotes

The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers... but in the number of passages that have really taken root in younger minds.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: theologian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911

Topics

TestMindsCornerPassFoundRoot

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

Jessica Savitch

WomenTimeQualityAirSeldomGiven

I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself.

Robert Griffin III

MyselfFootballJobStay FocusedGo

I don't think I can create anything of lasting value unless it comes from the heart.

Rodney Crowell

HeartValueThinkI CanCreate

Dramas for me are where it's at, but a great drama, a great character-driven drama, there's very few of them that get made; there's very few of them that actually make it to theaters. There's just very few of them.

Josh Stewart

GreatMeDramaWhereGetJust

When the Second World War finished, I was 23, and already I had seen enough horror to last me a lifetime. I'd seen dreadful, dreadful things, without saying a word. So seeing horror depicted on film doesn't affect me much.

Christopher Lee

WarMeWorldSayingEnoughSeeing

Every time new technology is introduced, especially involving reproduction, you get the 'yuck' effect.

Brigitte Boisselier

TechnologyTimeYouNewGetEffect

I listen to my body, I give it things it wants and I eliminate things it doesn't want.

Britt Ekland

BodyWantListenThingsGiveWants

My own work in spin glass and its consequences has formed some of the intellectual basis for these interests.

Philip Warren Anderson

WorkConsequencesIntellectualGlass

I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures up other things for people.

Marina and the Diamonds

WomenMyselfPeopleBelieveEqual

There are many different ways to express intimacy - a look, a touch - and I think it enriches the characters and stories when you create those moments and then build on them.

Marjorie Liu

ThinkMomentsYouLookCreateBuild

I wouldn't mind taking a stab at... I'd love to take a shot at 'Doctor Strange' at some point.

Mark Waid

LoveMindDoctorStrangePointTake

The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation.

Leslie Jamison

PastViolencePovertyLos Angeles

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