Henry David Thoreau Quotes

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeLivePowerMyselfMeWorld

I am a happy man. I've had a good life.

John Lee Hooker

LifeGoodManI AmHappyGood Life

My father did 90-plus films. He was Spartacus!

Michael Douglas

FatherHeDidFilms

We as people often subscribe to hope to feel better about our lives, to escape the harsh and sometimes cruel injustices of the world.

Aml Ameen

HopePeopleWorldBetterFeelCruel

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

Stephen Fry

LoveFiveWordEightFullTones

We have pledged ourselves, and of this the United Nations of the world are witness, to give the fullest opportunity for attainment of self-government by India as soon as hostilities are over. I repeat that that is beyond doubt.

Stafford Cripps

OpportunityWorldDoubtIndiaBeyond

I left home when I was 13. When I was 15, I was living in a youth hostel, and I was the 167-pound amateur wrestling champion.

Roddy Piper

HomeYouthChampionLivingWrestling

I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant.

Marton Csokas

TimeMyselfYouLookTryRealistic

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

WorkChildrenParentsSeedPlant

Most of the debates I've participated in have been on Christian college campuses or on secular campuses; so, largely before a student audience.

Dinesh D'Souza

CollegeChristianStudentAudience

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.

Chris Evert

IdentityMeFeelTennisGive Me

I wrote 'Happy Man' with a couple of boys of mine. I have been writing in Nashville for a long time. Of course I was writing songs back in Oklahoma when I was a kid.

Christian Kane

TimeManHappyWritingLongBack

I remember thinking, I want to work for the camera.

Brendan Fraser

WorkThinkingCameraRememberWant

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