Lincoln Steffens Quotes

My father made with me one serious mistake which I see parents about me making. He got himself somehow into the awkward position of an authority; I thought he knew and was right on everything - for a while.

Lincoln Steffens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 6, 1866 - August 9, 1936

Topics

FatherMistakeParentsMeThought

I've never had a huge circle of friends. I can't spread myself that thin and go 100 million miles an hour all the time. I choose to give truly of myself, entirely of myself, to the people I choose to do that with, and I can't do that with everyone.

Jeremy Northam

TimeMyselfPeopleFriendsChoose

I've loved acting since I can remember.

John David Washington

LovedRememberActingI CanSince

I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was wearing a grossly unflattering costume and they had published photographs of me taken from behind. I looked dreadful. I went into our local newsagent and bought up every copy.

Amanda Burton

HomeBeachMeFindHolidayCopy

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

Sugar Ray Leonard

MeThinkKnowSayAthleteDifficult

The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized.

Roger Bannister

WorldYouThreeUniversityOrganized

I would like to think that in America, as time goes on, you gain freedom, not lose freedom.

Mary Steenburgen

FreedomTimeThinkAmericaYouLose

There's a responsibility to represent female MMA that comes with being the champion, just as there's a responsibility to represent and promote the show when you coach TUF.

Miesha Tate

ResponsibilityChampionYouCoach

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

Michael McKean

GoodStyleThinkKindPrettyPump

I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception.

Jasper Fforde

WorkAnythingMankindErrorMischief

I only hope that people understand that if I've just come from the gym or am fresh off a red-eye flight and look like a sweaty mess, I might not be super keen on photo ops!

Chris Wood

HopePeopleGymLookUnderstandOff

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

Clara Schumann

HappinessArtImaginationPicture

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.

Arthur Erickson

TraditionCraftEuropeIndustry

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