Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

EndAttentionSeriousToysPretty

Really, laughing is such a strange reaction to something. The idea of it is so bizarre, so instinctual, and kind of magical.

Jessica Williams

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I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.

Jo Brand

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The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.

John Engler

SuccessInitiativeCleanBeen

Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.

John Florio

WorldBornLaborWillHimSuffer

The second thing we did was said, OK, we've now identified the risk, but what do you want to do with the money? Because it's not enough to have risk; you've got to have a meaningful use for the money we give you.

Michael Chertoff

MoneyEnoughYouSaidNowWant

I call my ring Procter and Gamble, because David paid for it through his first commercial from Head & Shoulders. When I met David, he was waiting tables. He was below broke, in deep debt, but I followed my heart. When you're looking for a mate, don't look at his current status, but his present potential that will become a part of his future.

Alysia Reiner

FutureHeartWaitingLookingDeep

What I tell young couples that are getting married is: you're going to have quarrels, and on some things, you're just going to have to agree to disagree. And when you go to bed at night, kiss each other and tell each other that you love each other. Don't go to bed mad. Life is too short. Keep it simple.

Si Robertson

LifeLoveSimpleKissNightShort

I don't size up their grades or their board scores. Because in America today, that's just an advantage certain people have. I size up the give and take, the speed of thinking, what I perceive as ambition. I say, 'Tell me about your high school jobs.' And I love people who worked in coffee shops who were waiters and waitresses.

Mickey Drexler

LoveTodayCoffeeSchoolPeopleMe

I believe in strong borders, including keeping out Islamic terrorists. If people think that's inherently racist, fine - but I'm an American nationalist, not a white nationalist.

Mike Cernovich

GirlJusticeEndYouSocial Justice

I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

Ludwig van Beethoven

MeFateWillOvercomeSeizeNever

Like many entrepreneurs, I started out in sales. I began at 14, when I got a job selling shoes and tennis rackets at a pro shop, and I've been selling one thing or another ever since.

Jason Fried

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The interesting thing about the top 200 to 300 tweeters - a lot of them are musicians, actors, etc. LeBron James, etc. I think Lady Gaga is number one. But! They're not all celebrities. There's 'CNN Breaking News.' And the 'New York Times.' And other brands like Gary Vaynerchuk, who aren't really that known outside that world.

Dick Costolo

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