Henry David Thoreau Quotes

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MorningWalkSocietyForgetWould

I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!

Megan Hilty

LoveFrench FriesSaltySuckerFries

To be at the point in which I am playing characters that make such a difference to people and that really tell interesting and important stories, it took getting here to realize how important it is and how satisfying it is.

Melanie Scrofano

I AmPeopleInterestingImportant

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

Robert Plant

LifeAloneBeing AloneLonelyFeel

I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.

Robert Indiana

ArtPeacePaintingThinkLongPoem

If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.

Angela Kinsey

LoveChangeCharacterGrowYouNeed

I'd like to do Nicole Diver in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Tender Is the Night,' if that ever gets made.

Rosamund Pike

NightLikeMadeTenderEverScott

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs.

Robert Wyatt

CharacterAdventureSongYouPlace

I can't talk about the education of black children if I ignored two of my nieces who were a couple of grade levels behind. I believe that charity begins at home, and I take seriously the role of a godfather to fill the gap when the parents aren't doing their job.

Roland Martin

EducationHomeChildrenJobParents

People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.

Michael Palin

MomentPeopleStupidSayPeople Say

I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.

Josie Loren

GoodParentsMeYouSquadFloor

I'm proud to partner with organizations that place an emphasis on and share my interest in giving back to the community. RBC has a rich history of doing this through their sponsorship of golf and the extensive ambassadorial program they have in place.

Jason Day

CommunityHistoryProudPartnerRich

Alfred Molina is one of the nicest people on the planet and a complete master.

Jonathan Groff

PeopleMasterPlanetCompleteNicest

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