Thomas Carlyle Quotes

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Thomas Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881

Topics

StrongWeakObstaclePathwayGranite

Art is the triumph over chaos.

John Cheever

ArtChaosTriumphOver

I never really worked with Chris Farley, I hung out with him, but I had plans, I had big plans, movies, and I was in no hurry.

Andy Dick

MoviesPlansNeverHimOutBig

Famine has wreaked havoc in Ethiopia for so long , it would be stupid not to be sensitive to the risk of such things occurring. But there has not been a famine on our watch - emergencies, but no famines.

Meles Zenawi

StupidLongRiskThingsWatchBeen

'Drekitude' is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you're standing wrong. 'Drek' is a total, total, total hot mess.

Andre Leon Talley

ShoesYouLookWrongHotMess

Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.

Anjelica Huston

DayMeBackEmotionalGoingIreland

I do not go on my Wikipedia page. There's just too much weird information on there for me to pick apart.

Amos Lee

MeWeirdInformationToo MuchPage

There's something inimical about the camera and song.

Stephen Sondheim

SongCameraSomethingAbout

As any speaker will tell you, when you address a large number of people from a stage, you try to make eye contact with people in the audience to communicate that you're accessible and interested in them.

Simon Mainwaring

PeopleEyeYouWillTryStage

Victorian racehorse owners frequently named their horses after murderers. That was so astonishing. Can you imagine the equivalent today, with a horse named, say, Boston Strangler, running in the Kentucky Derby? This was a new discovery. The Victorians didn't think it was odd, so no one ever mentioned it particularly.

Judith Flanders

TodayThinkHorseYouDiscoveryNew

My father made me very tough.

Disha Patani

FatherMeToughMadeVery

I've had a fair amount of experience with snakes, and I find them to be pretty honest in terms of how you read their body language and emotions. They'll tell you when they're grumpy. They'll tell you when they're okay.

Dominic Monaghan

ExperienceLanguageYouBodyFind

My dream is to be able to make something in Baltimore that's just there. Make a movie or make a show there. I only left because there wasn't any opportunity except being an extra in Barry Levinson or John Waters movies.

Derek Waters

OpportunityDreamMoviesSomething

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