Henry Knox Quotes

Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect of its termination.

Henry Knox

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 25, 1750 - October 25, 1806

Topics

FailureWarDoneHorrorCivil War

I don't like taking physical risks at all. I take a lot of emotional risks, and I don't feel like I need to get on a bike or a horse or jump off of anything ever.

Jenny Slate

BikeRisksFeelHorseJumpNeed

A bridge shouldn't just fall down in the middle of America. Not a bridge that's a few blocks from my house. Not an eight-lane highway. Not a bridge that I drive over with my family every day, along with tens of thousands of Minnesotans. But that's what happened.

Amy Klobuchar

FamilyDayBridgeDriveAmerica

I do not make stories up, full stop.

Robert Fisk

StopUpMakeStoriesFull

I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance.

Roscoe Mitchell

GoBellNextWhistleSaxophoneLike

I like to explore sounds.

Roscoe Mitchell

ExploreLikeSounds

How inscrutable and incomprehensible are the hidden works of Nature!

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

NatureHiddenHowWorksInscrutable

There's something very strange about Sherlock Holmes, especially if you're an English schoolboy. When you read the stories, they stay with you forever.

Anthony Horowitz

YouStrangeForeverStaySomething

When I opened Chanel in London, they were happy. People would go, 'Oh, I just came in to see it. It's so beautiful.' And you leave with a positive attitude toward the brand. Now, you don't really get that online. You don't go, like, 'Wow.'

Peter Marino

PositiveAttitudeBeautifulHappyGo

I love Kate Moss. I've worked with her a couple of times, and she is a great girl, really funny and easy to work with.

Twiggy

WorkFunnyLoveGirlGreatEasy

On one occasion I shared a bed with about seven other people, but we were all having a party overnight.

Marion Zimmer Bradley

PeoplePartyBedOvernightSeven

In my work, I just want to tell a story and help people go on a journey. I'm glad any fans that I do have, and I'm usually not aware of it until I get out there or read a message board. I want to thank everyone who follows my work.

Kenny Johnson

WorkJourneyPeopleStoryHelpWant

I love rare books. Not that I own a lot of them, mind you. You couldn't quite call me a rare-book collector. But I did once work in a rare-books library, and I wrote a novel about a rare book.

Lev Grossman

WorkLoveMindMeBookLibrary

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