Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SleepDarkPillowPaperPieceWrote

Monsters have always been built in this sport. I just don't believe the hype. You've got to show me.

Andre Ward

MeBelieveYouAlwaysHypeMonsters

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.

John Hope Franklin

PastPresentHouseBeginOrderMust

Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history.

Robert Hall

HistoryUnityAttentionIndividual

Eddie George was outstanding early.

Jeff Fisher

EarlyOutstandingEddieGeorge

The FTC doesn't regulate political speech.

John Quelch

PoliticalSpeechRegulate

I am energized by the diverse, talented and energetic culture here at Vivaldi, so I am beyond excited to get started in my new role in developer relations.

Molly Holzschlag

CultureI AmNewBeyondExcitedGet

The only time I felt a little too exposed was for a week then I started life-streaming for a couple of hours a day on Qik and Ustream. It became very much like the film 'We Live in Public.'

Jason Calacanis

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It's actually OK to be unique and have your own contributions, to celebrate what it means to be black, how we've survived and thrived through the worst conditions possible.

Alicia Garza

CelebrateBlackUniquePossibleOwn

Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest.

Winnie Byanyima

RulesTaxReformMustGlobalAny

'Orthodoxy' is the seminal book of ideas in my life. That book I've read more than any other book. It's the spinal column that leads up to my brain and informs the way I think. Flannery O'Connor is my favorite American writer.

Scott Derrickson

LifeIdeasBrainBookThinkMy Life

At Shopify, we are trying to make things as simple as possible, but for the business owner, it's not unlike starting your own little shop along Main Street somewhere.

Tobias Lutke

BusinessSimpleTryingPossibleOwn

What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.

Martin Freeman

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