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Horace Quotes

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: roman
Birth: 65 BC - 8 BC

Topics

Mountain Fall Winds Pine High Lofty

I spent a lot of time in the White House in the public areas where reporters are allowed to go, but I spoke to people about the private quarters as well. Some of the things I learned were small, novelistic details. For example, the fact that there were still pet stains on the carpets from the Bush cats when the Obamas moved in.

Time Cats Pet People Small Details

We're in this really different world of television where everybody is binge watching, and it almost doesn't matter where you're airing.

Jessica St. Clair

World You Television Matter Watching

I just want to keep doing a bunch of stuff that I don't really plan. I'm so fortunate and lucky that people keep giving me these platforms. Because I'm kind of a crazy person.

People Me Crazy Giving Doing Plan

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.

History Next Joke Room Divine Poet

Comedy has allowed me to be my 100-percent-true self, as opposed to other places, where I feel like that's been a hindrance. Whether it's music or poetry or hosting, people want you to be something else: they want you to be packaged in a certain way.

Music Poetry People Me Self Comedy

There are some things I feel the need to pussyfoot around that I would like to... give vent to. But I realise the press isn't the place to do that.

Feel Place Need Things Give Press

You want comedic themes to be recogniseable life truths that we all battle with, and with that comes the healing properties of comedy.

Life Healing Battle Comedy You Want

Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness.

Louis Zamperini

Forgiveness Hate Yourself Healing

I see myself as a serious artist, but yeah, when people come to my shows, they want to hear 'What Was I Thinkin',' 'Drunk on a Plane,' and lots of up-tempo, fun songs.

Myself Fun People Artist Drunk Want

I think social and moral disengagement is repugnant.

Douglas Coupland

Think Moral Social I Think Repugnant

I love Christmas. I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super-early' guy.

Love Listening Start Early Christmas

You don't need to be able to string a sentence together in a way that is elegant or even vaguely meaningful to produce a bestseller - as Dan Brown has demonstrated time and again.

Anthony Horowitz

Time Together You Way Need Elegant

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