Henry David Thoreau Quotes

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureKnowTrueBeesThanLeast

I thank my mom... I thank God for my mom every day because I think if it wasn't for her, who knows?

Joanna Krupa

GodDayMomThank GodThinkHer

Increased spending, growing government debt and overreaching regulations are stifling job creation and economic growth.

Joe Craft

GrowthJobGovernmentGrowingDebt

To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.

Jeremy Taylor

LearningIgnoranceProudGreatest

Losing a home sends families to shelters, abandoned houses, and the street.

Matthew Desmond

HomeLosingStreetAbandonedHouses

A person believes various things at various times, even on the same day.

John Updike

DayPersonSameThingsEvenTimes

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.

Amy Lee

MusicBeginningWritingDreamFilm

The NCAA is one of the worst organizations - maybe the worst organization - in sports. They certainly don't care about the athlete.

Stan Van Gundy

SportsOrganizationCareAthlete

I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.

Toni Kroos

TimeForwardYouCreatePlayMore

When a father puts in long hours at work, he's praised for being dedicated and ambitious. But when a mother stays late at the office, she's sometimes accused of being selfish, neglecting her kids.

Michelle Obama

WorkFatherMotherSelfishLongShe

The candidacy of Donald Trump is the open sewer of American conservatism.

Bret Stephens

AmericanDonald TrumpOpenSewer

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

Ali Hewson

PeopleShineSparkleMoreNever

The art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives, that no standard of value whatever is intact.

Wyndham Lewis

LifeArtValueAmericanWhatever

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