Thomas Carlyle Quotes

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Thomas Carlyle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Matt Bomer and I went to Carnegie Mellon for drama together.

Joe Manganiello

TogetherDramaCarnegieMatt

I have a serious love for clothes, like no other.

Jennifer Hudson

LoveClothesSeriousLikeOther

For imagination sets the goal picture which our automatic mechanism works on. We act, or fail to act, not because of will, as is so commonly believed, but because of imagination.

Maxwell Maltz

ImaginationPictureGoalWillFail

For people who live in the suburbs and must commute long distances to work, their wealth will sink as energy prices rise.

Robert Kiyosaki

WorkLivePeopleEnergyLongWealth

Love is the most important thing in the world. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

John Wooden

LoveHateLove IsWorldImportant

When I look back at it now, my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes.

Robert Carlyle

PastLookBackNowWayUp

If I had to pick favourite parts of Interlagos, I would say the first and last corners. The first corner is really technical and punishes you if you get it wrong, while the last corner is so fast and really puts quite a strain on your body. As a driver, I really enjoy these corners.

Romain Grosjean

EnjoyYouBodyFastWrongYour Body

May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

JusticeDutyMasterWithoutMay

To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied.

Jonny Wilkinson

MyselfMeWorldEnoughInjuriesSay

I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the greens to get all the breaks. I walk down into the greenside bunkers. I walk into the fairway bunkers to see whether a player can reach the green from them.

Johnny Miller

WalkGreenHomeworkReachDownWant

On a daily basis, I pay almost no attention to the macro.

Brad Feld

DailyAttentionPayAlmostBasis

The connection to place, to the land, the wind, the sun, stars, the moon... it sounds romantic, but it's true - the visceral experience of motion, of moving through time on some amazing machine - a few cars touch on it, but not too many compared to motorcycles. I always felt that any motorcycle journey was special.

Antoine Predock

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