Henry Adams Quotes

The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.

Henry Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 16, 1838 - March 27, 1918

Topics

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Stay single as long as you can - you'll be married the rest of your life.

Jimmy Garoppolo

LifeRestLongYouSingleStay

When my mom turned 91, I wanted to use the time that we have left in our lives to get to know each other as adults.

Anderson Cooper

TimeMomKnowLeftGetOur

We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been directed at printing only comic books.

Robert M. Hutchins

GreatLightTelevisionPrintingBeen

I've read a lot of really great characters in some really crappy stories, where I said, like, 'Boy I could shine here, but the story sucks.' I don't want to be part of that.

Matthew McConaughey

GreatShineStorySaidWantBoy

Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward.

Angela Ruggiero

LifeForwardMy LifeNowGlassWill

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

Ron Fournier

SummerForgottenHerSeemsRatings

When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us - he was a wild guy, big on jokes.

Molly Shannon

FriendNew YorkCityHometownNew

I try to make very careful decisions about what I choose to do, and it's - I know that unfortunately one of the misperceptions about me, I think, is that I'm sort of a moth to the limelight.

Monica Lewinsky

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I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

Cobi Jones

ChangeI AmSomeoneKnowReflectAm

I feel as though there are things that I'm trying to do - you know, capturing truthfully some aspect of human experience - and I'm trying really hard not to be fake. And in writing, as in life, it's harder than you think.

Claire Messud

LifeExperienceWritingThinkFake

I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

Boy George

YearsFourUnwelcome

Our objective should be to have a competition of ideas... I think it's a golden age in terms of policy ideas when it comes to Democrats and health care.

Brian Schatz

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