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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Beauty Perception Moral Test

The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.

Moment Fashion Strong Know Why May

You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

Peace Tired Fighting Die You Get

I have never been to Australia, because the flight terrifies me, but I think I would like to go there one day.

Day Me Think Go Flight Australia

My upbringing is so fundamentally different to my parents'. It must be strange to look at your child who not only speaks with a different accent but has a totally different view of the world.

Child Parents World View Look Must

We live in a diverse society - in fact, a diverse world - and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.

Live Respect Peace World Society

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain.

Sparky Anderson

People You Understand Right Complain

I like to consider myself a tech fan. That doesn't mean I'm a tech whiz, by any means.

Myself Mean Tech Like Fan Means

We can never completely fulfill the promise of this treasured republic if we are blinded by color.

Color Never Republic Promise Fulfill

I think sport in general affects what people see in movies. I always try to explain to people in Hollywood that we have to make movies more like sport because, in sport, everything can happen and it's so much better than movies in some ways.

Roland Emmerich

People Think Better Movies Hollywood

I enjoy a good fight, and always have, and really just said to myself, 'Look, at the end of my term, it'll be 16 years as attorney general, and I'm ready for new challenges. I'm ready to use my skills in a different way to continue to help people.'

Good Myself Fight People Challenges

Facebook says, 'Privacy is theft,' because they're selling your lack of privacy to the advertisers who might show up one day.

Day Selling Privacy One Day Up Show

I grew up in the small town of Greenfield Center, New York, which is in the foothills of the Adirondacks not far from the city of Saratoga Springs. It is a place I love, close to the forests and the mountains.

Love Mountains New York City Small

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