Thomas Bailey Aldrich Quotes

A habit leads a man so gently in the beginning that he does not perceive he is led - with what silken threads and down what pleasant avenues it leads him! By and by, the soft silk threads become iron chains, and the pleasant avenues Avernus!

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 11, 1836 - March 19, 1907

Topics

BeginningHabitManDownBecomeHim

Things have character. So I'm interested in how the character of the thing might function as a protagonist in what isn't a narrative.

Jessica Stockholder

CharacterNarrativeThingsFunction

Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.

John Lydon

BestWorldFaceSingerAnything

Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.

Maurice Greene

Not PerfectEndPerfectI CanRace

In 'Guild Wars 2,' the dragons are the greatest threat, but there's so much more going on. It's a living world; it's a dynamic world. There are places where you find your piece of earth, and you can develop and play with it.

Jeff Grubb

WorldYouFindEarthPlayLiving

It's amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they're doing. I've learned to take notice of those things and if it's something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

Joyce Meyer

LifeGodTimeJoyPeopleAmazing

I think it's very important for hip-hop, when an artist reaches a certain level, to ascend to executive work.

Jay-Z

WorkThinkArtistImportantHip-Hop

A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are left out in the cold by the league and forgotten.

Chris Borland

MenMeColdGenerationOutLeft

I don't mind telling a dark side.

Clint Eastwood

MindDarkDark SideSideTelling

Making sweeping over-generalizations is classically un-American.

Anthony Scaramucci

MakingUn-AmericanSweeping

You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by the name of Turkey if you like, but do not think you can keep up the Mahommedan rule in the country.

Richard Cobden

ThinkNameYouCountryMapEurope

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

Gore Vidal

GreatPoliticsDemocracyPlaceCost

Yes, I have two books that are about me: one of them I wrote, and the other one was written about me. One of my books, which is called 'Spying on Miss Muller,' is really about me even though it's a novel. My autobiography is called 'Once Upon a Time.'

Eve Bunting

TimeMeTwoYesMissAutobiography

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Thomas Bailey Aldrich