James Russell Lowell Quotes

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

James Russell Lowell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 22, 1819 - August 12, 1891

Topics

CreatingGrassHardOakBeginOnly

Discipline starts every day when the first alarm clock goes off in the morning. I say 'first alarm clock' because I have three, as I was taught by one of the most feared and respected instructors in SEAL training: one electric, one battery powered, one windup.

Jocko Willink

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But, you know, I just want to play well and have fun playing well.

Jennifer Capriati

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There couldn't possibly be a more label-driven industry than acting, seeing as every audition comes with a character breakdown: 'Beautiful, sassy, Latina, 20s'; 'African American, urban, pretty, early 30s'; 'Caucasian, blonde, modern girl next door'. Every role has a label; every casting is for something specific.

Meghan Markle

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Of the countless ways to feel old in your 40s, perhaps none is quite as perplexing as seeing a young person trendily decked out in 1980s-style garb and saying to yourself, 'I can't believe that look is back in style. It was bad enough the first time around!'

Meghan Daum

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It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly.

John Osborne

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What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it.

John Lasseter

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A mother's job... is very much to hold back the coming of manhood.

Michael Gurian

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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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The Republican party is not the party for the wealthy. We care about everyone.

Ronna McDaniel

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When I first began writing, and I told people what I wrote, I'd get a blank stare and sometimes a 'Huh?' They weren't sure what young adult literature was. Now everyone knows.

Mary E. Pearson

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I have a lot of love inside my house. I can't ask for more.

Miguel Cotto

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I think we can all be divas, but as an actress, you can't only be the diva; that would be boring. But sometimes, perhaps, it's fun.

Monica Bellucci

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