Herman Melville Quotes

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?

Herman Melville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureQualityKnowPrincipalNever

Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global 'community of women in computer science' did not exist.

Anita Borg

WomenCommunityScienceExistence

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.

Jeff Bridges

LoveMarriageComedyTragedyStuff

But overall, Obama's record on the environment has been uninspired - and that's putting it kindly. He hasn't stopped coal companies from blowing up mountaintops and devastating large regions of Appalachia.

Jeff Goodell

EnvironmentUpCoalBeenHeLarge

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

Spencer Boldman

ActorMoreDramaticExcitedStuff

I practice a lot. I practice in the winter when it's cold in Connecticut - a lot. I practice in my bedroom on the carpet - a lot. For all the practice I do, I should be a better golfer than I am.

Stuart Scott

WinterI AmPracticeColdBetter

I liked school, but I used to dread those moments when the teacher would call me up to give an oral report. I forced myself to deal with it and not dwell on the class in front of me - to keep a straight face, give the report and concentrate on getting it right. That's normally how I perform. That's how I am.

Steven Wright

TeacherMyselfSchoolI AmMeFace

To me, horror and comedy never work. Never worked for me, anyway.

Rob Zombie

WorkMeComedyHorrorNeverAnyway

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

Rodney Dangerfield

FatherTimeRememberSaidMoreHe

Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view.

Mo Ibrahim

BusinessViewPlaceAfricaDifficult

We all identify with the people we see, and in a good documentary, we are not just reading an account of the world, we're seeing and hearing our world.

Joshua Oppenheimer

GoodPeopleWorldReadingSeeing

Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'

Christopher Lee

WarPeopleMeLunchChanceThought

I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: don't just chase GDP growth; don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment.

Chen Guangbiao

GrowthChildrenEnvironmentWantBig

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