Henry Adams Quotes

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.

Henry Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TravelEveryoneTasteOwnWherever

At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.

Ann Landers

HomePeoplePartyTroubleGoWant

I guess I'm always up for a challenge.

Amy Purdy

ChallengeAlwaysUpGuess

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Simone Weil

StruggleSerenityNewNeverAgainst

The NASA humans-to-Mars program is all sizzle and no steak.

Robert Zubrin

NASASteakProgram

It has come to my attention that Missouri state and local law enforcement agencies may be in need of additional resources due to the unanticipated costs of responding to the unrest in Ferguson.

Roy Blunt

LawLaw EnforcementAttentionNeed

Yachting may call to mind champagne flutes and seersucker, but danger and risk have always been a part of the America's Cup.

Mary Pilon

MindAmericaRiskAlwaysChampagne

Some people act like there is so much mystery in getting fit, but the only secret there is to making it happen is time.

Mike Colter

TimePeopleMysterySome PeopleAct

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Jean de la Bruyere

GoodManWiseSpeakTalkModest

A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

Dorothea Brande

ProblemClearlyHalfStatedSolved

I'm very devoted to my husband and we've been together for a very long time.

Debra Messing

TimeTogetherHusbandLongLong Time

If the expression of and advocating for your values makes you lose a job or a person, then that person/job sorta just... wasn't your heart's tribe.

Constance Wu

HeartJobYouValuesLosePerson

Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work.

Susan B. Anthony

WorkTogetherSayEqual PayPay

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