Henry David Thoreau Quotes

We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

Maya Angelou

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Manu Ginobili - I like to watch him. I would pay to watch him play the game. He will try things that will drive a coach crazy, like a full-court bounce pass, but he has such a flair for the game. I love his energy and his spirit and his unpredictability.

Jeff Van Gundy

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One can say all they want about politicians, but politicians to other politicians, their word is almost always good.

John Sharp

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It's difficult to put into words what freedom feels like. You only know what freedom feels like if you know what it feels like to not be free.

Amanda Lindhout

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I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you've got two kids, to start a coffee shop.

Tom Peters

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In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be.

Robert Caro

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Carole King is one of my all-time favorite songwriters.

Judith Hill

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It's great if you can find what you love to do. Finding it is one thing, but then to be able to practise that and be preoccupied with that is another.

Jonathan Ive

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It's not going to matter, but there's a part of me, a human part of me, that wants to be 60 years old, watching a Seahawks game, and they're talking about the days back when I was playing. I want to be able to feel that. I want to know what that feels like.

Doug Baldwin

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My biggest fears I can't talk about. And my biggest fear is that those fears happen, and I can't stop it.

Debbie Rowe

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When life is good and we have no problems, we can almost let ourselves believe we have no need for God. But in my experience, sometimes the richest blessings come through pain and hard things.

Anne Graham Lotz

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Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Thomas Hardy

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