Herman Melville Quotes

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.

Herman Melville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891

Topics

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I can't sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.

Jodi Benson

StrengthPowerMy OwnAnythingOwn

I got an English degree in college and then went to law school because I didn't know what else to do. I was a lawyer in Houston, Texas. I started writing plays and screenplays, and after about three years of practicing, I decided I would move to Los Angeles and give it a shot.

John Lee Hancock

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It is in the mind and the heart where we meet. It's not the body-the body will change.

Amber Valletta

ChangeHeartMindBodyMeetWill

I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.

Rita Ora

MyselfDayMeProudTryOne Thing

I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.

Robin S. Sharma

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Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

Rupi Kaur

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The Church is the new creation, it is life and joy, it is the sacramental fellowship in which we share the ultimate purpose of God, made real for us now in our hearing the Word and sharing the Sacrament.

Rowan Williams

LifeGodPurposeJoyChurchNew

My favorite color is jungle green. At least, that's what it said on the side of my favorite crayon in first grade. I don't know if it's an official color.

Mike Posner

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I think the first time 'white' was used was in the 1600s. Generally, we were described by where we came from... All of a sudden, this word 'white' came through, and now everyone is going for their own sense of power... to figure out who's on top.

Dennis Haysbert

PowerTimeThinkWhiteNowTop

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another's.

Desiderius Erasmus

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I've had a lot of fun, and when I talk to kids in journalism schools, I say, look, I know what the journalism teachers tell you that this is a great way to perform public service and all that, but I say the main reason, if you decide what you want to do is be a reporter, the main reason you want to do it is because it's just so much fun.

Bob Schieffer

GreatServiceFunPublic ServiceYou

Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.

William Petersen

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