Henry David Thoreau Quotes

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeSuccessDreamsLiveDirection

I'm beyond thrilled to be working with Faber, whose literary history is second to none. And I'm even more excited to bring my books to a wider audience in the U.K.

John Corey Whaley

HistoryBeyondMoreAudienceExcited

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

John McEnroe

LoveGoodI Love YouYouHugSay

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

Steven Spielberg

TalentDestinyFateViewSkillMore

I think Jews are the smartest people in the world.

Rob Reiner

PeopleWorldThinkSmartestJews

Journalists know that often you don't grab stories, they grab you.

Mary Pilon

YouKnowGrabStoriesOften

I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it.

Louis Sachar

MorningWaitBackKnowWriteDays

I teach at Harvard that the world and the heavens, and the stars are all real, but not so damned real, you see.

Josiah Royce

StarsWorldYouTeachRealSee

My hair was famous before I was.

Christopher Walken

HairFamousBefore

Nearly all of us work, a lot: many people spend more waking hours working than doing all other things combined. And nearly all of us spend our lifetimes working for someone other than ourselves.

Chris Pavone

WorkPeopleSomeoneDoingMoreUs

I'm the type of guy that feels pressure when I have to order dinner. I'm just that type of guy but that's my fuel. I work well with pressure.

Brad Garrett

WorkDinnerPressureOrderGuyWell

I've said for a long time there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria. There has to be a diplomatic solution. ISIL cannot be part of it. Al-Qaeda cannot be part of it, and Assad cannot be part of it. We are dealing with issues that have been going on for centuries, and I'm not sure the administration fully appreciates that.

Brad Schneider

TimeSolutionLongSaidLong Time

I'm horribly hands-on, I'm afraid. I like to read every caption.

Anna Wintour

AfraidHands-OnLikeReadEvery

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