Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureResolutionLongSheQuestion

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.

Robert Scheer

BestSmartMatterIntentionsSeem

I don't want to be overly dramatic, but Iraq and Syria are gone, and they aren't coming back, at least not as centralized states.

Michael Hayden

BackWantComingGoneDramaticIraq

Around 2005, UFC offered me a chance to fight for them. But, at that moment, I was under contract with NJPW, and I decided to stay in pro-wrestling. It was a good opportunity, but I don't regret my choice.

Shinsuke Nakamura

GoodOpportunityMomentFightMe

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

Monica Bellucci

BeautifulDeepFindPlayNowMovies

I was close with some of my old professors.

Jon Tenney

OldProfessorsCloseSome

I never thought I'd see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we was in Mississippi.

Dick Gregory

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I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

Chris Daughtry

SellingPositionAshamedFortunate

I want to look at life - at the commonplaces of existence - as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.

Christopher Fry

LifeTimeLookWantRunFirst Time

What matters is that our country is strong and respected and safe. We really are, you know, a very good country. We make our mistakes, but we're also very, very strong. And so I don't know. You know, I hold grudges. But I do believe in the process. With all my heart, I believe in the process. And I believe in our country.

Cindy McCain

GoodHeartMistakesBelieveStrong

When it comes to assessing the chances of some complicated combination of events, gut feelings are pretty much useless.

Richard Thaler

FeelingsComplicatedEventsUseless

When you lose your reputation at 19, you lose everything.

Marianne Faithfull

ReputationYouLoseEverythingYour

Remember that our Spanish conquerors, for their own benefit, deliberately created an oppressed underclass whose collective psyche became rooted in passivity and underachievement.

Lionel Sosa

RememberOwnCollectiveOppressed

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