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Herman Melville Quotes

He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.

Herman Melville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Great Man Never Somewhere Who He

Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe.

Art Opportunities Now Rare Changing

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy.

Good Sports History School Happy

Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night.

Happiness Moment Night You Out Get

I'm constantly unsatisfied with any situation, which is both good and bad, because never being fully happy drives me to better every day... but I don't enjoy the things that I do even when I do them great.

Good Great Day Happy Me Better

Helping the poor doesn't mean redistributing the wealth. It means removing the breaks that give the wealthy an advantage so huge that big chunks of the nation's income are automatically removed from individual economic competition.

Competition Wealth Poor Mean Nation

City came in strongly for me, put their cards on the table, and what I have found out since is that every game in England is a privilege - the atmosphere, the fans, the interest that surrounds it. Every time I go out on the pitch, I know I've made the right decision.

Time Decision City Me Game Cards

One of the tricks of life is to have sense and money in roughly equal proportions.

Life Money Equal Sense Tricks

When you're on a golf course, a couple of things are very interesting. No matter who you're with and who you're playing with, people want each other to do well.

Condoleezza Rice

People Golf Interesting You Want

Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.

Men Long Tax Need Pay He

I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.

Famous Living Average Where Being

I eat once a day if I remember, and I try never to go to sleep.

Day Sleep Remember Go Try Never

It took me six years to get close to Picasso. I learnt a lot from him, and he was an absolute genius. He almost became my grandfather at the time. It was like he was a magician or something.

Time Me Genius Grandfather Him Get

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