Henry David Thoreau Quotes

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveYouDownWriteUpSit

You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.

Joel Silver

PeopleHelpYouKindNeedRight

Comedy is very, very hard to achieve.

John Lithgow

ComedyAchieveHardVery

Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.

John Sladek

MomentWritingInfluenceReading

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.

Stephen Hough

LifeEnjoyYouSeriousMeanThings

I've been worked over by the English press because there's an assumption that my politics are identical with my wife's, and for that matter that my wife's politics are identical with her politics of 20 years ago.

Stephen Rea

PoliticsWifeMatterOverYearsHer

The critical role of Congress in the adoption of international agreements was clearly laid out by our Founding Fathers in our Constitution. And it's a principle upon which Democrats and Republicans have largely agreed.

Tom Cotton

ConstitutionCongressOutClearly

When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.

Robbie Lawler

EnthusiasmClassUpThingsWeight

The fact that we have one out of four people in this state on Medicaid is unsustainable; it's unaffordable, and we need to create jobs in this state, not more government programs to cover people.

Matt Bevin

GovernmentPeopleCreateMoreNeed

I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time.

Mike Judge

TimeTogetherWayOutHangingSeen

I'm really small, so I think if I shrink, I'd turn into a puddle.

Millie Bobby Brown

SmallThinkTurnI ThinkReally

It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print.

Lou Reed

YouOutDepressingStillYourPrint

I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.

Javier Bardem

OpportunityMeLovedGivingUp

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