Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

Topics

LifeLiveWoodsFactsLearnDie

Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.

John Betjeman

LaughterMeWorldColdLoseHarvest

I got into musical comedy because of Shakespeare, not because of singing. They needed someone to understudy Richard Burton. I was also going to musical auditions because the agent I had insisted I go to them.

John Cullum

SingingComedySomeoneGoGotGoing

When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans.

Matthew Ramsey

PeopleEndHelpWantMoreFans

In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results.

Amy Klobuchar

JobSandYouResultsHeadGet

Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?

Sophocles

SilenceYouKnowChargeAccuser

I never, ever want to be in a position where people are sitting round a table, saying, 'We've got this book. I don't really get it, but we paid for it, so we've got to sell it.' I'm not Tony Parsons; that's not right for me.

Michel Faber

PeopleMeBookSayingTableSitting

There are pitfalls in World Cups, there are players who can win penalties and players who get the slightest touch and go down holding their face or whatever and get someone sent off. There are all these little things and you're hoping that you're not on the wrong end of it.

Michael Owen

Little ThingsWinWorldFaceEndGo

I'd never bought a bottle of cologne in my life, never dabbled in Drakkar Noir before the big high school date or Polo before the prom.

Michael Paterniti

LifeSchoolHigh SchoolMy LifeHigh

Treat your body well, and it'll see you through for many years.

Johnny Weissmuller

TreatYouBodyYour BodyYearsSee

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

Dianne Feinstein

SurvivalNothingMoreRecoveryThan

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

Dick Schaap

BelieveDecadeThingsJustDid

Don't hope someone gives you an opportunity: create one for yourself.

Shannon Sharpe

OpportunityHopeYourselfSomeone

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