Henry David Thoreau Quotes

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeLivingMoreGreaterWhoHe

Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.

Joe Manchin

BestLookPresidentFirstNation

I see myself writing in the tradition of urban ethnography and in the tradition of the sociology of poverty.

Matthew Desmond

MyselfWritingTraditionPovertySee

It can no longer be an afterthought in a child's development that the analytical side is not of equal to the creative side. That the creative side can be pushed aside and we just push the analytical side. Especially with the development of a child's brain at the elementary levels.

Johnathon Schaech

CreativeChildBrainPushEqual

My mother danced; she loved the ballet.

Stefanie Powers

MotherLovedSheBalletDanced

Well, I've been recording myself on a computer since I was about 13 or 14. So it's completely entwined with my creative process. Essentially, it allows you to make music that's better and smarter than you are, by using your ears to lead the way.

St. Vincent

MusicMyselfCreativeProcessBetter

My mother never breast fed me, she told me she only liked me as a friend.

Rodney Dangerfield

FriendMotherMeNeverSheOnly

Experience has shown us that attempts to control the Internet will invariably fail. We should be instructed by the failed efforts of China to regulate political content, the efforts of America to regulate Internet gambling, or the efforts of Australia to regulate certain speech. By its very nature, the Internet will always resist such controls.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

NatureExperienceControlPolitical

When you go into projects, you can't look at it as limited; you have to dive into it wholeheartedly to be true to the writer's vision.

Jolene Purdy

VisionYouBe TrueLookGoTrue

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

Antisthenes

PassionJealousyRustIronOwnAway

I started playing full-equipment football when I was 6 years old. My mom actually got me started in it.

Antonio Brown

FootballMeMomOldYearsPlaying

Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy world. It's a really great escape for me.

Petra Haden

MusicGreatMeWorldBlack-And-White

I have only met Prince Charles once, when he was very charming and easy to chat to. I have always had a soft spot for him, and I admire our constitutional monarchy, but Charles often comes across as eccentric, and he has a mixed press.

Tim Pigott-Smith

EasyAdmireHimAlwaysCharming

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